Age 3;0
DOB: 10/29/2022
Service: Early Intervention Program
Payer: Private
When your child is seen for services, each session is documented to give caregivers an easy way to visualize what was done. This also aids in updating medical providers and other therapists, as needed.
Our goals help us to keep track of what we are working on and working towards. This section helps you to see a visual representation of your child’s gains.
Lists
Here, we will keep a comprehensive arrangement of resources specifically recommended to aid in shopping and internet surfing with your child in mind.
General Resources
Apraxia
Early Intervention
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
FAQ
Question 1
Why isn’t my insurance accepted? What are other ways to pay for my child’s services?
Tattletales accepts a small range of insurances for certain covered, in network services. While health insurance is a necessary and essential safety blanket for your child and family, not all insurances can allow the flexibility and growth that is offered by Tattletales’ current service model. Longer therapy times, hybrid or home-based therapy, sliding scale discounts, referral discounts, and literacy-based programs are facilitated within the current model. This being said, clients are welcome to bill their non-Medicaid insurances using a superbill for regular speech therapy services.
Other options for payment
Question 2
Is it better for me to be in the room during my child’s treatments?
Parents are welcome and even encouraged to contribute to sessions as much as they would like. A strong distraction would result in only a recommendation, not a requirement, to allow child and therapist to work together alone. Otherwise, parents’ presence help to mimic the child’s natural environment and to bridge gaps in which the therapist is not entirely familiar with a child’s behavior pattern.
Question 3
What do I do if I think my child has been misdiagnosed?
If you think your child has been wrongly diagnosed, the best option is to return to the provider who gave the diagnosis and report your concerns. This is appropriate if the child has a psychological diagnosis based on symptoms which have since ceased to present. If you require a new referral, your child’s pediatrician should be a helpful resource. Even if the result is a second opinion, the initial provider can likely make a gainful contribution to your child’s case.
If you think your child has been misdiagnosed with a speech-related condition, Tattletales aims to keep that documented and follow up with a note to the pediatrician and other providers, including schools who may be using the child’s diagnoses to understand their condition. Typically, treatment will reflect minor adjustments on the surface, but you may see wording in the goals changed to meet the new, appropriate diagnosis
Question 4
When should I introduce my child to a communication device?
A child can be introduced to a communication device at any age that they can hold it. Otherwise, its essentially never too early and can alway help to meet a need. Keep in mind insurance coverage for a communication device must reflect the child’s inability to meet daily needs without it. Beginning with a low-tech option, or ASL, is often a choice families find beneficial.
Question 5
Can I have my child seen at their school?
In short, yes. This is allowed on an individual basis, based on the child’s needs. Use the request form to begin the process.
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Tattletales Speech and Early Intervention Services 