FAO Nickit

[carla]

finley has an appointment to see a speech therapist soon
as you are a speech therapist was just wondering what i should expect on his first visit?

[dara07]

Good luck to Finley!!
I've liaised with speech and lang therapists as part of my job and they've been lovely to the children, I'm sure your one will be too!!!
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[Nickit]

Hi! We're all lovely of course!!

It differs slightly from place to place but you can probably expect that the therapist will talk to you about Finley's development to date, your concerns and any family history of difficulties. As well as asking about how he communicates with you and what words he has etc.

Finley will also be 'assessed'; although this is done through play at his age; they will possibly do a puzzle with him; watch some pretend play and try and get a sample of his speech. Although it's not unusual for children to be silent at the first visit!! They might ask him to do some simple commands but it will all depend on how he reacts really.

Then, they will feed back to you at the end what it all means. They will probably give advice if they feel he needs to develop his speech/language and depending on the policy/situation where you are will discuss next steps; usually advice and review in a couple of months; on a waiting list for therapy in a group/individually or discharge if there are no concerns.

Initial assessments usually last around 45mins-1 hour depending on how much there is to say!!!

Any other questions, just ask but I hope that helps for now. I hope all goes well.

xx

[carla]

thanks Nickit that's realy helped put my mind at rest

will let you know how he gets on xxxxx

[rachaelmae]

ohhh we are waiting for a date for our apt!..... thanks for info nickitxx

how much does finley say carla?

[carla]

Originally Posted by rachaelmae

how much does finley say carla?

he says quite a bit but no were near as much as his friend the same age

he can say 3-4 word sentence but he can't seem to pronounce any thing with a c or s, and there are many things he say i don't understand which is very frustrating for me and him

[rachaelmae]

aww bless him, Jessimae say only 4 words.... its driving me nuts... even Livvy says more

[carla]

finley had his appointment today and has now been given an appointment for a fall assessment by a speech & language therapist,

i am so glad as most people (family) i have told all think i am overreacting and that he is fine, mil told me to let him watch more TV as it will help his speech wtf!!!!

[Nickit]

Glad it went well; hopefully you won't have to wait too long for the assessment....

[rachaelmae]

Glad it went well, we are stil awaiting our apt for an assessment...