Son Needs to See a Speech Pathologist

Updated on January 06, 2009
K.B. asks from Tampa, FL
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Happy New Year Mama's,

i need to find a Speech Pathologist that is specifically trained to work with children that have a tongue thrust somewhere in the Tampa area. i have found 2, but they are extremely expensive (the evals alone cost $180) and my insurance will not cover any of it. i am hoping that someone may be able to point me in the direction of someone a bit cheaper. thank you all in advance for your help with this. hope you all have a wonderful 2009

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S.R.

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seeing that your son is 3 or older, I would recommend Child Find. It is thru the school system...my son will be 3 in a couple of weeks and will transition to them from Early steps. With early steps 0-3 a speech pathologist comes to our home- the complany is Therapy Station and the pathologist is Marlena Hoch, but I believe most her work comes thru early Steps. With Child Find my son will go to our neighborhood school 2 or 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes for therapy. It is worth looking into- most insurances are a little crazy when it comes to these services. You can google Child Find hillsborough Fl

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M.S.

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What age is the child? There are two programs. One for 0-3 and one for 3-5. School age kids have access at school to a Speech Pathologist. Csll Child Find in your county. This is the link to Hills Cty and it is grant funded program so there is no cost to you.

http://www.early-intervention.org/tampa_hillsborough_chil...

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K.C.

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I could recommend Lisa at Straight Talk Speech Pathology.

19007 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33647
Phone: ###-###-####

She is a wonderful therapist and a dear person. The best to you.

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J.M.

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Does your child's school have one? My daughter's school has one that comes on site and works with the kids that need it. I don't know what costs are involved there but it might be a good start. Good luck.

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