At Integrated Speech & Behavior, we’re committed to making our services accessible to all families.
We currently accept Medicaid, private pay, and private insurance as an out-of-network provider.
If you have questions about coverage or reimbursement, our team is happy to help you navigate the process.

Once we’ve connected and decided to move forward, we’ll submit a pre-authorization for the initial evaluation.
This step can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, depending on your insurance company’s response time.

After authorization is received, we’ll schedule your child’s evaluation appointment.
Following the evaluation, we’ll meet with your family to review results and develop a treatment plan together.

Overall, the process can take one to several weeks, depending on several factors — but we do everything we can to help your child begin services as quickly as possible.

Yes! If your child would benefit from an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) device, we can complete the AAC evaluation within the first two weeks of starting therapy.
Our team manages the entire process — from assessment and paperwork to coordinating with your insurance and device vendors — to ensure your child gets the right communication tools as quickly as possible.

Both settings offer unique benefits, but our clinic model is intentionally designed to accelerate learning and communication growth.
At the clinic, your child works in a structured, sensory-friendly environment with access to peers, group learning opportunities, and an interdisciplinary team of speech therapists and behavior analysts who collaborate in real time.

This setting allows us to systematically teach new skills, monitor progress closely, and create rich, natural opportunities for social communication.
While home therapy can be valuable for practicing generalization, clinic-based therapy provides the consistency, intensity, and collaboration that many children with complex communication needs thrive on.

An AAC device (Augmentative and Alternative Communication device) is a tool that supports expressive communication for individuals who have difficulty producing verbal speech.
While it’s often a tablet with specialized communication software, AAC can also include picture boards, speech-generating devices, or other customized systems designed to match a child’s unique needs.

Most AAC devices are covered by insurance, and our team will guide you through every step of the process — from evaluation and funding to training and integration at home and school.

Absolutely. Our ultimate goal is to help every child become a clear, consistent communicator — and for many, that includes developing verbal speech.
Research shows that using an AAC device does not prevent speech; in fact, it often supports and accelerates verbal development.
We use AAC as a bridge to language — giving children the ability to express themselves now while building the skills for spoken communication whenever possible.

Yes — when parents and school teams agree that it would be beneficial, our therapists can attend school sessions to help bridge communication between environments. We offer this service to our clients who attend the clinic part-time or who are transitioning from a more full-time clinic schedule to split between school and clinic. It is not required for us to attend school with our client as part of a transition – we only offer it if the family an dschool think the child would benefit

This collaboration supports generalization of communication and behavior goals across settings, helping your child use their skills consistently at home, school, and in the community.

We work closely with educators and related service providers to ensure everyone is using the same language, tools, and strategies to support your child’s success.

We primarily provide services in our clinic, where we can deliver structured, high-quality teaching with the right tools, environment, and team support. This allows us to maximize learning, consistency, and progress.

However, we know that real life exists outside the clinic — and skills need to work at home, too.
Because of that, we:

• Prioritize clinic-based teaching with strong parent coaching

• Offer home visits as needed to support generalization and better understand the home environment

• Work closely with families to ensure strategies carry over into daily routines

We also provide transition support when a child completes our program — whether because they turn eleven or because they become strong vocal communicators and no longer require robust AAC support. In those cases, our team creates an individualized transition plan that may include home and school visits so we can bridge services, support new providers, and ensure continuity.

Our commitment is that families are not left on their own — we stay involved through the transition so skills continue to grow and the next team is set up for success.

Yes — and we encourage you to. Choosing the right team for your child is an important decision.
Families are welcome to meet and interview the clinicians likely to be part of their child’s team, which typically includes both a BCBA and an SLP.

We believe you should feel confident and comfortable with the people working with your child. These conversations help ensure our philosophy, communication style, and approach align with your family’s values and goals.

No — potty training is part of what we teach.
Many of our learners are still developing self-help and independence skills, and our team is experienced in evidence-based, data-driven, and individualized toilet training programs.

Unfortunately, our integrated ABA + speech program is designed for children ages 3–10.

However, we never want to leave a family without support. For children over age 10, we offer speech therapy and consultation services that focus on communication, self-advocacy, and functional independence.

You can learn more about these options on our Services page under Speech Therapy and Consultation.
We’re committed to offering a variety of ways to help families, providers, and individuals — no matter where they are in their communication journey.

No, we do not provide AAC evaluations as a stand-alone service.
While helping families obtain insurance-funded devices is part of what we do, our passion and expertise go far beyond that.

At Integrated Speech & Behavior, we feel that teaching a child to communicate is even more important than the device itself. Our AAC evaluations are completed as part of a comprehensive therapy process, where we focus on helping each child learn to use their communication system — whether that’s a speech-generating device, gestures, vocalizations, or a combination of modalities — to express themselves clearly and confidently.

In short:
We don’t just help children get devices—we teach them how to use their devices to communicate.

The device is a tool; the real progress comes from skilled, consistent teaching and support. That’s where the meaningful change happens, and that’s where our focus is.

We’re not just an ABA clinic — and not just a speech clinic.
Integrated Speech & Behavior combines the science of learning (ABA) with the art and expertise of communication (speech therapy) to create truly individualized, communication-focused intervention.

Instead of having an ABA program with a speech therapist who drops in once a week, our model ensures that every part of your child’s day supports communication growth.
This integration leads to faster progress, more meaningful communication, and happier, more connected learners.