| Going to speech therapy should be an enjoyable | | | | In addition, there is no drive time, no time spent in |
| experience. However for many it is a frustrating | | | | the waiting room and no fighting traffic. Because |
| one. Many people experience long waiting lists or | | | | therapy is provided online a patient can login to |
| long drives to visit their speech pathologist. Once | | | | their therapy session anywhere there is an |
| they finally get to therapy they must sit in the | | | | internet connection. Thus they can have therapy |
| waiting room until their session time and possibly | | | | at home, at work, virtually anywhere. Online |
| fight traffic on the way home. | | | | therapy also offers more flexibility when |
| Online Speech Therapy offers an alternative | | | | scheduling the session because there is no driving |
| choice when seeking therapy. All speech | | | | to consider. |
| pathologists are nationally and state certified thus | | | | Another benefit is the availability of practice |
| they offer the same level of expertise and | | | | activities. After a therapy session, practice |
| experience as found in a clinic. The sessions are | | | | activities that relate to the activities completed |
| designed similar to traditional therapy in that the | | | | during the session are placed in the patient's online |
| speech pathologist plans the session based on the | | | | folder. They have 24 hour access to this folder |
| patient's specific goals and chooses activities they | | | | and can complete the activities at any time and |
| think will be engaging and motivating. | | | | as many times as they would like between |
| However, there are many benefits to online | | | | therapy sessions. Also included in this online folder |
| speech therapy. The activities are highly | | | | is a progress report which is updated following |
| interactive and designed by speech pathologists to | | | | each therapy session which allows the patient and |
| target a particular goal. Each activity is then | | | | speech pathologist to continually monitor progress. |
| adapted to meet the specific needs of the | | | | All these benefits add up to an exciting alternative |
| patient. The interactive nature of the activities | | | | to traditional speech therapy. While it removes |
| help engage the patient while they are learning | | | | some of the frustrations it keeps the integrity of |
| new skills and behaviors. Each therapy session is | | | | a traditional therapy session. Many have seen |
| held in real time video and audio over a secure | | | | great progress and highly recommend the use of |
| internet site which allows for that connection | | | | online speech therapy. So, if you or someone you |
| between the speech pathologist and the patient. | | | | know is searching for speech therapy, consider |
| They are able to interact as they would during a | | | | choosing online speech therapy. |
| traditional therapy session. | | | | |