33Month Old Diagnosed W Apraxia of Speech

My son is in special ed. preschool through our school district for speech impairment-not speaking enough and sometimes he mumbles. Anyway, they give him 1 hour a week of individual therapy, so it seems kind of standard. He gets some small group speech, but I think that is just 30 min a week.

A friend of mine has her son in therapy for apraxia. The state pays for 1 session a week, she pays for the rest (2 more times).

I think govt paid therapy for 60 minutes a week is reasonable. If you want or need more, then see if your insurance covers it.

An hour a week is about typical for speech needs. I agree with the suggestion for two half-hour sessions. You'll be surprised what can be done in that time!

I do not necessarily have any experirnce with this, but good job for seeking more info for your kiddo's best interest. If it were me, I would try one hr sessions for a month and then assess improvement. Good luck!

One hour is the standard for government paid programs. My grandson has apraxia of speech. He was diagnosed only with apraxia at 2 and 1/2. It was only with time that other sensory and developmental issues were recognized. Once they were recognized he also received OT and PT.

My grandson has received additional services thru his father's insurance. You always have the option of obtaining additional services tho you do have to pay for them. I know of no way that you can change the rules in place for government programs.

My grandson's speech therapy was 2-30 minute sessions each week. A toddler cannot focus for an hour. Even now at age 8 his sessions are 30 minutes.

My daughter took my grandson to a developmental pediatrician. We wish we'd known about that resource at the beginning. It was with the pediatrician that he was diagnosed with developmental and sensory difficulties. If he'd seen the developmental pediatrician earlier he would have received more services earlier, tho most of what he received were private pay covered by his medical insurance.

My husbands grandson has speech aproxia. He has had one hour weekly sessions for a year and he is so much better! They spend one hour with the child then they give you things to work on with the child for the remainder of the week.
Like someone else said, if you want more therapy you must pay for it yourself.
Good luck!!
Blessings!
D.

my now 8 year old was diagnosed with CAS shortly after he turned two.

feel free to email me off list & I can offer you local resources and the perspective of a parent who has been there. It's a long road but now is the time to put in the work!

My son started at age 3 and graduated at age 4 almost 5. The one hour a week did amazing things for him. It built his confidence, it enforced good pratices I could incorporate at home. I thought the program was incredible. Give it a try and they will meet with you regularily for recommendations as you go along.
When he started he was 95% inarticulate meaning he was only understood 5% of the time by anyone including me. I can't say enough about the program.

Once your son is 3, he will be eligible for speech therapy through the public school system (assuming it is still in the budget these days). Our daughter had speech therapy several times a week at the local elementary school for two years before she started kindergarten, and it made a big difference. (Our insurance was Kaiser and she could only get in every 3 weeks or so--not enough to really help).

Two 30-minute sessions a week can make a huge difference. Don't pass it up because you don't think it's enough!