Russell Said:

how much do speech therapy cost, does it work?

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Therapy Amount, Length, and Cost
The amount of stuttering therapy needed and length of time involved are related to each other and are usually different for each person. The decision about how much therapy is needed and how often it should be scheduled is usually made following a stuttering evaluation.

A thorough evaluation usually ranges from two to four hours and may cost between $300 and $500, depending on your location and the speech pathologist's charges. These charges can vary greatly, so be sure to ask about costs when making the initial call to the speech pathologist. Also, check to see if your health insurance covers the cost of the evaluation.

Once you've completed the evaluation process, the speech pathologist will explain your results to you and then the two of you will begin thinking about the length of time that you can expect to be in therapy and how often it should be scheduled. Therapy length and amount needed depend on your goals, the type of therapy itself, and the severity of the stuttering handicap.

Some therapy programs offer a standard amount of therapy in a set length of time, such as 40 hours across a three-week time period in an intensive program. For many people, however, it takes a longer period of time to overcome the negative feelings about stuttering that build up over the years. In this situation, intensive therapy may not be the right approach to treat the stuttering. Keep in mind also that some speech pathologists do not offer intensive therapy.

If any of these factors are true for your situation, you might want to go to therapy one or two times a week for an hour across several months or even a year. In general, many adults who are seeking long-term changes in stuttering will attend twice-weekly therapy anywhere from 6 to 18 months. Hourly therapy charges can range from fifty to eighty-five dollars. Again, these charges will depend on your location and the speech pathologist's hourly charges. Local university speech and hearing clinics often charge less because of their training mission. At many university programs, it is possible to get an evaluation and therapy at lower rates than those listed here.

Contact your insurance company before you get an evaluation or go for therapy to find out whether they cover stuttering therapy. It's important to ask about stuttering therapy in particular because many insurance companies will pay for speech therapy that is restorative (i.e., after a stroke or brain injury), but may not pay for stuttering therapy when it's viewed as a chronic speech disability. (You may want to read SFA's Guide to Obtaining Reimbursement for Stuttering Treatment. http://www.stutteringhelp.org/DeskLeftDe…

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Alice Said:

how much does speech therapy cost??

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a lot but it is worth fixing. not that much though and if you are low income i'm sure talking to the therapist might help.

Don Said:

How much does speech therapy costs?

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first of all, check and see if your insurance (if you have any) covers speech therapy. you may have to get a referral from the child's pediatrician. next, check into being evaluated for other possible problems, deafness, mental disability and otherwise (possible {but unlikely!} causes are autism, pdd, pdd nos, maybe aspergers, i can't remmeber off hand). there are physical problems with the mouth that can cause issues with speech. have the child evaluated for those. if you do not ave insurance, in this case i don't think anyone can disagree with you getting medicaid, it's for your baby, to get him/her the care needed. also, check with the school to see if they can provide services. the local board of disabilities may be able to help give you some ideas on what to do and how to go about it.

Patsy Said:

How much does speech therapy cost?

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What about going back to the previous speech therapist ?

He / she will honor the previous quote.

It will be much more expensive if you go to new therapist because fees always go up every year.

Jeff Said:

considering speech therapy .. need help!

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I took speech therapy for over 2 years and it cost $100.00 per session 2 x a week and the only really thing that I still do is reading out loud and taping myself so I can listen to what I am saying and correct it ,don't get me wrong they helped; but my situation was different from yours,mine was a damaged vocal chord due to an accident,save your self some $$ and try doing that first,get yourself a good recorder ,and read out loud and listen to yourself and correct what you think is wrong and you can work at your own phase,talk slowly where you can understand your self ,if you can understand your self then every body will ; this is the same thing the speech therapist will tell you..
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