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Frequently Asked Questions

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Frequently asked questions


Our therapies will continue to take place. Please remember to maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 metres in our practices. It is currently not possible to use our waiting rooms, so we ask accompanying persons (including parents and family members) to wait outside during the therapy session and not to enter our premises.

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The field of speech therapy covers four main areas of disorder: language, speech, voice and swallowing disorders, whereby these disorders can also occur in combination (complex disorders).

Language disorders:

  • Language development disorders (SES)
  • Sound acquisition disorders
  • Vocabulary disorders
  • Grammar disorders
  • Disorders of text comprehension and text production
  • Pragmatic disorders
  • Childhood aphasia
  • Written language disorders, dyslexia

Speech disorders:

  • Articulation disorders
  • Stuttering
  • Cluttering
  • Audiogenic speech disorders
  • Childhood apraxia of speech
  • Verbal developmental dyspraxia

Voice disorders (dysphonia):

  • Functional voice disorders
  • Organic speech disorders

Swallowing disorders (dysphagia):

  • Functional orofacial disorders (myofunctional disorders)
  • Organic swallowing disorders (dysphagia)

Complex disorders:

  • Autism
  • Dysarthria
  • Hearing disorders
  • Rhinophonia/lalia
  • Auditory processing and perception disorders
  • Mutism
  • Disabled children
  • Children with cerebral movement disorders
  • Cleft lip and palate malformations

The field of speech therapy covers four main areas of disorder: language, speech, voice and swallowing disorders, whereby these disorders can also occur in combination (complex disorders).

Language disorders:

  • Aphasia
  • Disorders at the sound level
  • Vocabulary disorders
  • Grammar disorders
  • Disorders of text comprehension and text production
  • Pragmatic disorders
  • Disorders of written language

Speech disorders:

  • Articulation disorders
  • Stuttering
  • Cluttering
  • Audiogenic speech disorders
  • Speech apraxia

Voice disorders (dysphonia):

  • Functional voice disorders
  • Organic voice disorders
  • Condition following laryngectomy (removal of the larynx)

Swallowing disorders (dysphagia):

  • Functional orofacial disorders (myofunctional disorders)
  • Organic swallowing disorders (dysphagia)

Complex disorders:

  • Autism
  • Dysarthria
  • Hearing disorders
  • Rhinophonia/lalia
  • Neurodegenerative diseases, using Parkinson's disease as an example

The following specialists can prescribe speech therapy: general practitioners, paediatricians, specialists in child and adolescent psychiatry, phoniatrists, ENT doctors, paediatric audiologists, social paediatric centres (SPZ/DBZ/MVZ), dentists, orthodontists and neurologists.

Please note that there must be no more than 14 days between the date of issue and the first appointment. It is therefore advisable to obtain the prescription shortly before the start of therapy.

Statutory health insurance funds classify speech therapy treatments as basic medical care. Both the examination and the treatment are therefore considered mandatory services.

The amount of the co-payment for those with statutory insurance is prescribed by law: from the age of 18, a one-off flat rate of €10 per prescription and a co-payment of 10% per service provided must be paid. However, as co-payments are limited to a maximum of 2% of gross annual income (up to 1% for chronically ill people), it is advisable to keep all receipts for co-payments until the end of the year.

Private health insurance companies cover the costs of speech therapy to varying degrees, so it is best to check with your health insurance company directly before starting treatment.

For self-payers, it is generally also possible to receive speech therapy for non-medically prescribed reasons. People whose voices require special training or are exposed to heavy strain, such as singers, presenters or actors, can also receive speech therapy counselling and coaching for a fee.

Please use our contact form or call us on 030 235 486 90. We will contact you as soon as we have found a suitable appointment for you.

You will need:

  • Your prescription (not older than 28 days after the date of issue – 14 days if "urgent" treatment is indicated)
  • Any medical examination reports (especially those relating to the disorder, e.g. hearing test results, clinic reports)
  • Any aids (e.g. braces, electronic speech aids)

Logolo Speech Therapy offers both home and clinic visits. Even without an explicit prescription for a home visit, we can treat you at home or at a location of your choice for a fee.

We also offer cooperation with daycare centres, schools, residential and care facilities, and can work at your facility on site.

We are happy to coordinate individual appointments with the facility for you.

There is no general answer to this question. It always depends on the individual and the nature of the disorder. In some cases, the therapist responsible can estimate a possible time frame after completing the diagnosis.

Yes, absolutely. Even outside the therapy rooms, you (and your child) should consistently and intensively engage with the therapy content so that it can be permanently stored and communication skills can be expanded, developed and/or regained. In addition, a solid foundation in the native language is the most important basis for later learning a foreign language at school, as well as written language. The therapist responsible will advise you individually on this and will be happy to give you homework.

How long is a prescription valid? The prescribed measures must begin within a certain period of time, otherwise the prescription/prescription loses its validity: Physical therapy, voice, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy are valid for no longer than 28 days after the date of issue – if "urgent treatment required" is ticked, they are valid for 14 days.

You will normally receive a speech therapy prescription with a so-called "therapy frequency" of once a week; depending on your needs, this frequency can also be once or twice a week, or twice a week from the start of treatment.

You are welcome to change therapists. Please note that you will need a copy of the prescription if not all of the prescribed treatments have been carried out. The initial therapist must note the remaining number of treatments on the copy.

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