Gift for Speech Specialist

The other suggestions are great. "Thank yous" are the best! I know some of my patients' families had no extra money, so I certainly never expected anything at all.
But having worked in ECI, I can tell you the pay is not great (but the rewards are!) So a gift card would probably be appreciated, if it is allowed. Rather than the trinkets (which I certainly appreciated the thought!) were nice, I did not have a place for them. A gift card would have been better, like to the movies or grocery store.

Therapists often buy their own supplies so some new books or toys that can be used with other children would be great or a gift card to a store that sells these type of items.

Give her a photo of your son/the family with a handwritten card and crayon drawing from your son.

My son had speech therapy too, from our local Early Childhood Intervention organization, until just prior to turning 3.
It was great and my son loved it very much, and he became the most talkative one in our family!

Anyway, some Therapists won't accept monetary based 'gifts' because they are working. But yes, they are like a Teacher and teachers receive gifts too.
But, my son's Speech Therapist, loved just having a photo of her and him which I had taken earlier. And I framed it and gave it to her. With a thank you card and drawing from my son.

I also, wrote a letter of appreciation, to her Boss and her as well, commending them for the wonderful job they did, with my son. And that, our Speech Therapist was invaluable etc.

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Hi, Jean:

A small wind chime.

Just a thoght.
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I love it when I get hand-made 'thank-yous'. Maybe he can color a picture and write his name for her and you can write a little note. The speech pathologist would probably love to have it to display in the office for her other clients to admire.

A small gift card would be appreciated. As a teacher, those of us in the profession get tons of handmade gifts and pictures of kids. It's not that we don't truly care about each and every child, but imagine the sheer number of these items we get. I would think a speech pathologist would probably get the same. A small gift card to Target, Starbucks, Panera, or the like would be so much more useful. And, as little as $5 or $10 is fine.

Given the season, a pot of tulips would be lovely. And you can never go wrong with a gift certificate for dinner (or lunch) (or coffee shop). How lovely of you to appreciate the service. Additionally a note to her supervisor at Early Intervention would go in her file, and is a wonderful way to honor the excellence of her service.

My MIL is a speech therapist and loves the gift of books! What about a book that is appropriate for the ages she works with? It's always great to have new material. Then you can inscribe it with a special note about how helpful she's been.

do you have any pictures of you son with her? if so maybe you can blow one up to 5x7 size , matt and frame it, maybe a nice magazine subscription? that way when she recieves it each month she will be reminded of how much she was appreciated, you could go to a hallmark store and get one of those cards that you can record on and have your son send her a really nice message in his new vocabulary! :)

We said good bye to our son's developmentalist after 3yrs and got her a Piggies & Paws piece of art (unique art done with my son's hand print - its a watering can filled with flowers, sort of a symbol of how she helped him grow). The cost is $20 without a frame. We haven't given it to her yet (taked about 6wks to be made), but her husband says its unlike anything she's ever had and she is going to bawl her eyes out. If you're interested, I can forward on the artist's name/info. Good luck!

We recently went through this and my son aged out, and is doing awesome. On her last day, we gave her a card and 3 $10 gift cards to local coffee/drink places. Starbucks, Sonic, and Caribou. Since she constantly drives from one home to another, it only made since to give her something that would come in handy!

A book of tongue twisters might be nice.

We were very close with my son's therapist, who has no children of her own. We invited her over for dinner a few times (I think it's been three times in the last two years) since he aged out of the program. She seemed to appreciate the opportunity to see how our kids are growing, and they loved seeing her. If it's appropriate for you to do the same, you can give her a homemade "gift certificate" for dinner at the best restaurant in town - your place ;)

As a teacher, my favorite gift was a card with scratch off lotto tickets inside. It was fun & thoughtful without being uncomfortable. Getting a gift that is too expensive or something you will never use can be uncomfortable. If you want to spend a little more money I would get a gift card to wawa. Everyone goes to wawa at some point, it will get used. I would not spend more than $25 at the very most.