Speech Therapy for a teenager?

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<p>Thanks everyone. </p>

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<p>For our relative, it was MUCH more helpful to have frequent (twice a week) sessions instead of weekly, but of course it varies by individual. Good luck–it is SO helpful when the person no longer has to be self conscious about speech–makes a HUGE difference in their outlook, personality and options for the future. Maybe see the “King’s Speech.” have heard it was an excellent movie about how the king overcame his speech impediment. <a href=“The King's Speech - Wikipedia”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King’s_Speech&lt;/a&gt;. It might be inspiring and useful in seguing into getting an evaluation.</p>

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<p>I did speech therapy in high school for fluency (stutter.) 2 out of my 3 kids also stutter - one moderate, one very mild. My moderate kid also did therapy. We found the best help at a local university. We had students work with him, and we did change students each semester. I thought it had a benefit because each student brought something a little different or taught a strategy in a different way. I had also tried the school therapist and private, but found it difficult to locate someone with a specialty in that area. Of course, you may very well find one. University clinic may be a considerable amount less, It’s difficult to get medical insurance to pay for speech therapy, but definitely talk to your insurance and the provider you find. If anything, the clinic could first get an evaluation done so you can decide where to go to from there. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks - love “The kings Speech” . I am going to talk to her some more about it and make some calls. There is not speech therapy program here - I checked after reading about them here. There many private speech therapists and also a Childrens Hospital that has a program. </p>

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<p>Check the American Soeech Language Hearing Association website. Private speech paths often list there. Worth a try.</p>

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<p>Elks club, if there are any in your area also may be worth a call. Was told it is their mission to help kids with speech problems. We received free speech services from a therapist they paid to evaluate and treat. Never did check to see if medical insurer would cover and was happy with the ultimately successful free services we received. </p>