Speech Therapy advice

So...My boys have had three speech sessions and they have not been great. The therapist seems to be more used to older kids and her expectations were a little unrealistic. She also seems a bit negative....like she's looking for something more to be wrong with my boys. Any way this last session was much better and she got to see that they are not as "delayed" as originally thought and it seemed like she was really trying. Prior to that session I spoke to my coordinator about switching therapist.

Here is the real question. I loooooved their evaluator. She was able to engage them within 10 minutes and even get them to sign "more." They have bad stranger anxiety so that was huge. She was on maternity leave at the time and not taking on new cases. I just found out that she had to go back to work and I guess is rebuilding her case load.


What do I do???? The evaluator was awesome, and I wanted her, but the other therapist is really trying and I don't want to hurt her feelings by dropping her. Help??!!!

 

I don't have experience with this...but my thought is to give it one or two more sessions with the first therapist and see if the sessions continue to get better and if not, ask to speak to the evaluator and see if she is taking on more clients :unsure: Good luck!

 

I'm having a similar issue with my one sons occupational therapist. She is constantly telling me what is wrong instead of what he is doing right. His first therapist was also pg and he only had her for 2 months.


On Monday he was not feeling well. During his entire session she kept telling me "he's not making eye contact". This is the first time in the 2 months she's seen him that he's been sick.

I am very close to asking for a new therapist. My other son does not get OT and she gets very frustrated with him. Since all the attention is on my one son, he gets very jealous and will act out. She told me I need to have a discussion with their speech and DT and discuss dicipline. I did and they laughed saying it was typical 2 year old behavior. I told her what they said and she was not thrilled. I tried to tell her that you come into our home with trampoline, play tunnels and a bunch of other fun things and you expect him to just ignore them and go about his business.

If you don't feel comfortable with her, ask for a new therapist.

 

Wow!! It does sound similar. I think u need a new one as well. Ours is trying...but I am afaid that the negativity is just who she is...and that is not me. Good luck to you too!

 

I have not personally had this problem, but I recommend kindness and appreciation - then follow your intuition and act on in your children's best interest. Afterall it's about them not the professional.