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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there now a pediatric SLP at Walter Reed?

MCPS speech therapy is a joke and waste of time.  If you get approved, Tricare will pay for multiple visits a week and you have a minor co-pay depending on your status.  Don't waste your time with the public services when you have tricare.[/quote]

Yes her name was Covington. I really liked her. [/quote]

Thanks, good to know.  She must be newer as we had to go to Ft. Belvior years ago and were always told no SLP's for kids on base.   Does she do therapy or just evaluations?

Don't worry about the hearing evaluation.  The good docs always require a hearing test with a speech evaluation there.  He'll do it - it may take a few visits, but it will get done.  My kid was like yours and eventually we got it done and did them yearly/no issue for a few years.  The staff is very patient and understanding.[/quote]

She only does evaluations.  So, his PCM(primary care manager) referred him to Walter Reed for an evaluation with the SLP. THe SLP made a report, and based on that report, the PCM today referred my son for private speech. I hope TRICARE will approve the referral. [/quote]

Great- good to know she is now there.  They should approve it and if they don't ask for a referral to developmental ped's and they can get it pushed through.  We were give several time a week therapy.   Hopefully you will get the same.  It may help they have an SLP on staff now.   The one at Ft. Belvior was really good when we went years ago.

Don't stress over the hearing test.  Any good doc or SLP will refer you to them. They will keep working with you and him.   We eventually got through it.  Its normal to freak out the first time or two.  Once we got our first referral approved, we got it approved for years with no issue.   A few times the SLP had to do some testing or send a report but it always got approved.  There is a good OT on base if you need one.  He was helpful in teaching my child how to hold a pencil, which I couldn't do.[/quote]

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