For pediatricians & referring providers
For Pediatricians and Referring Providers
Thank you for trusting Fisher-Jost Therapy with your patients. We provide pediatric speech, language and feeding evaluations and therapy in families' homes, at our Frankfort and Manteno home therapy spaces, on-site at Elevated Therapeutics, and by teletherapy. There's no waitlist: we staff so referred families can start promptly.
Questions about a patient?
Call Rose Fisher-Jost directly at (815) 200-8851. We're glad to talk through whether a referral makes sense.
Who to refer
Consider a referral when a child:
- Isn't using single words by about 15–18 months, or isn't combining two words by 24 months
- Is hard for unfamiliar listeners to understand by age 3
- Has lost words or skills they used to have
- Stutters with visible tension, or stuttering lasts longer than about 6 months
- Shows signs of childhood apraxia of speech: inconsistent errors, groping, or difficulty imitating sounds and words
- Has social communication difficulties, including children with an autism diagnosis
- Eats a very limited range of foods (often fewer than 20), gags with new textures, has prolonged mealtimes, or struggles to move to age-appropriate textures or cups
For children with weight loss, faltering growth, or frequent coughing or choking with meals, we recommend medical evaluation first. We're glad to work alongside your plan.
How to refer
Fax, call or email
Please don't send protected health information by regular email. Or simply give families our number. They can call for a free screening without a referral.
After a referral
What happens next
- 1We contact the familyWe contact every referred family within 24 hours to schedule a free screening.
- 2Screening and evaluationWe complete the screening and schedule an evaluation where appropriate.
- 3Therapy beginsIn the setting that suits the family, without a waitlist.
- 4You stay informedOur SLPs update each child's goals every three months. With the family's written consent, we send an evaluation summary and progress updates to your office, and we work together with parents, caregivers and your office as needed.
Early Intervention referrals
We accept referrals from Early Intervention service coordinators, for example families who want private therapy in addition to, or after, EI services. Fisher-Jost Therapy is not an Early Intervention provider.
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Fax (815) 550-7060, call (815) 200-8851, or email rose@fisherjosttherapy.com (no protected health information by regular email). Families can also call us directly.
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No. Families can call for a free screening without a referral. Some insurance plans require one for coverage.
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Yes. With the family's written consent, we send an evaluation summary and progress updates.
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Yes. We accept referrals from Early Intervention service coordinators. Fisher-Jost Therapy is not an Early Intervention provider.
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No. We grow our team as needed so families can start without waiting.
Provider FAQs
Related: Evaluations · Feeding therapy · Apraxia
Refer a patient
Send a referral through our contact form, fax (815) 550-7060 or call (815) 200-8851. We contact every referred family within 24 hours, and families can also call us directly for a free screening.