Evaluations

Our process goes beyond traditional assessments that often focus on deficits. Instead, we take a holistic, neuro-affirming approach, focusing on each individual’s unique strengths and abilities while offering recommendations that encourage communication growth, nurture identity, and promote self-regulation and self-advocacy.

The areas we evaluate include:

  • Articulation/Phonology

  • Feeding

  • Fluency

  • Language

    • Receptive

    • Expressive

    • Pragmatic

    • Gestalt Language Processing

For feeding-related evaluations, we assess oral-motor and sensorimotor skills, comprehensively review the client’s medical history, and explore the emotional and social impact of feeding challenges on both the child and their family. We also consider environmental and external factors, such as stress and surroundings, that can influence feeding success.

All evaluations include a written report. The report includes scores, clinical observations, and a plan of care for the next six months of treatment. Evaluations typically take place over three to four 45-minute sessions.

Frequently Asked Questions

    • Feeding Evaluations: water in open cup + straw, preferred drink (i.e., juice, coconut water, etc.), preferred snack (i.e., cookies, crackers, goldfish), preferred hard solid (i.e., tofu, steak, chicken), preferred puree-like food (i.e., yogurt, mashed potatoes), less preferred snack, less preferred solid, less preferred puree-like food. Favorite toy and change of clothes (if potty training)

    • Speech and Language Evaluations: favorite toy, change of clothes (if potty training) and water.

  • Please see our Rates section to learn about our fees.