Our Services

How to Start with Talking Tadpoles:

Three Simple Steps

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Schedule an Appointment:

Start by scheduling your first visit to discuss your child’s needs and how we can help.

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Request a Referral:

Ask your child’s physician for a referral to ensure we can provide the specialized care and services your child needs.

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Watch Your Child Grow & Thrive:

See your child make progress and achieve their developmental goals with our expert support.

Personalized Therapy For Your Child’s Needs

Expert Care for Communication, Feeding, Sensory, and Motor Skills

At Talking Tadpoles Pediatric Therapy, we offer a wide range of services designed to support your child’s development from birth through age 21. Our dedicated team provides personalized therapy in a variety of areas, ensuring that each child receives the care they need to thrive. With locations across multiple communities, we make it easy for families to access high-quality, evidence-based therapy close to home.

"A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song".

 - Maya Angelou

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Our Services

Speech Therapy

  • Articulation (pronouncing sounds correctly)
  • Receptive Language (understanding spoken words/sentences)
  • Expressive Language (communicating through words/sentences)
  • Fluency (stuttering or cluttering disorders)
  • Dysphagia (swallowing disorders)
  • Feeding (with or without oral motor delays)
  • Pragmatics (social use of language)
  • Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Auditory Processing
  • Apraxia of Speech (difficulty with speech sequencing)

Occupational Therapy

  • Sensory Processing & Integration
  • Handwriting
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Fine Motor Skills

Feeding Therapy

  • Comprehensive feeding evaluations and plans

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

Screening

A quick 15-minute observation to see if a more detailed evaluation is needed. No written report, just a brief parent interview and recommendations.

Evaluation

A thorough assessment including record review, testing, and a written report with recommendations. This may take up to two sessions. A detailed report will be ready within 14 days.

Individual Therapy

Your child will have sessions 1 to 2 times a week, based on their evaluation. We’ll keep you updated on progress and provide tips for home.

Feeding Evaluation

Includes review of records, feeding trials, and a report with recommendations. Additional recommendations to other specialists may be made if needed.

Consultation

A free review of your child’s reports and a brief observation. We’ll discuss any concerns or questions.

For more details or to schedule an appointment, please contact us at any of our locations.

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Specialized Therapy Techniques

Our therapists are skilled in various specialties and incorporate a range of specialized treatment approaches and interventions to support your child’s care. Our offerings include the AEIOU Systematic Approach to Feeding, Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S.) Approach to Feeding, Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering Intervention, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP), Behavioral Modification Approach to Feeding, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC), Hodson’s Cycles Approach for Phonological Remediation, SCERTS Model for Autism Treatment, and Articulation Techniques.

Flexible Payment Options for Your Convenience

At Talking Tadpoles, we understand that therapy is an important investment in your child’s future. We offer a variety of payment options to accommodate your needs, including major insurance plans and self-pay options. Our team will work with you to navigate your insurance benefits and provide full transparency about costs. Contact us today to discuss your payment options and make sure your child receives the best care possible.

We are in-network with the following plans:

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Cook Children's Health Plan
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We are out-of-network with all other plans (i.e., Aetna, CIGNA) and may be able to seek a network gap exception or seek out-of-network authorization on your behalf if you have out-of-network benefits.