This involves discussing your concerns about your child and the impact their difficulty with communication is having on them and the family (if this hasn’t already been covered in my free initial phone consultation).
I will then spend some time observing your child playing with you (depending on age) and conduct some informal (non standardised) and/or formal assessment to allow comparison of your child’s skills with his/her peers. I will give you some initial feedback at the end of the session as to the nature of your child’s difficulty and make some recommendations as to next steps.
A detailed report will then be written, highlighting your child’s communication strengths and weaknesses and giving recommendations and advice. This report can be shared with other professionals and will provide a baseline to track your child’s progress against. I will discuss the report with you on the phone and we can decide jointly what happens next, including whether therapy is required.
