Donny Bankson: Awww Hun, nobody wants anything to be wrong with their babbies, but if there is a delay or deficit then the sooner he has the intervention the bigger chance of him catching up to his age group for milestones. We missed out on having to do speech therapy by a smidge and our son might still have to see a occupational therapist and a physio therapist due to a bad foot he has. My daughter has to go to workshops for her gross motor skills because her ball handling skills are way below for her age group.My point is that most families have a child or children that need early intervention for what ever reason but it makes a huge difference to the quality of everybody's lives. This is a good thing, try to look at it positively, your son, even if he is a little bit behind will have a fantastic chance of catching up to his peers.In reality this is no different to needing more help for reading and writing when some kids start school.I bet your babby will kick butt and! show them there isn't any problem at all....Show more
Jene Kostyla: My son was in Early Steps since he was 12 months old. He has Autism and Epilepsy. He has had physical therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, and speech therapy. They used to come every week to my house. When he turned two years old, I too, began receiving the pamphlets for Head Start (a preschool program here).He turned 3 years old in July. School doesn't start here until August so he was without services for a few weeks. He was evaluated by the schools therapists and was enrolled in a special ed preschool. He started last week. HE LOVES IT!!!!! There are two teachers in his classroom and one teacher's aid. There are 15 kids in his class (all with special needs) and 2 normal 4 year olds to serve as a role model.We live a few blocks away from the school but a bus comes and picks him up at our house. The bus stops right in our driveway and an aid comes out and assists my son onto the bus. I! t is a full size bus (no short bus :)) and they have car seats! for the children. The bus is used only for 3 and 4 year olds so he doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. The bus comes and drops him off in the afternoon right in our driveway. The aid helps him off the bus and hands me his backpack and lunchbox.When I get inside the house, I immediately look in his backpack because the teacher always sends a note home on how well he did and what he did that day. Such as "He played with blocks and in the housekeeping section of the room. He was great at sharing today and awesome at cleanup time! He ate SOME of his lunch and he took a nap. He fell during art class and scraped his knee. We took him to the nurse and she washed it with soap and water and put a bandaid on it". I look forward to the notes because I know he is having such a great time.He will be going to a special preschool for two years and then reevaluated to see if he needs services for kindergarten or if he can attend a normal kindergarten class.At first I really didn't want m! y son to go to "special ed". I didn't want that stigmatism attached to him. But honestly, it IS the best place for him. He does not speak and he can't comprehend what we say for the most part. They are working on potty training him for me. He gets help eating lunch because he can not open the little containers (such as yogurt or a sandwich). He has 2 therapists that come into the classroom and work with him. He wouldn't get all that help if he was in a normal pre-k.I took photos of his first day of school. Here he is when he spots the school bus. LOL! He was so excited!!!http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/briancoco...http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk239/briancoco......Show more
Ardelia Liptow: well get him all the help they will provide and any that your own health insurance provides. good luck and let us know if you need any support.
Ricardo Rozelle: I think your from the USA .. But hun believe me you so lucky in having the head start on to things ove! r there than we do over here in the UK, Thomas ...Show more
Dale ! Mccoun: Hmm..I have not gone through this Rose. But I think you are absolutely on the right track here, and a wonderful mom for pusuing this! Many simply stick their heads in the sand if a problem is suspected. But the earlier the better!! The earlier speech issues are caught and dealt with ...all the more better for your kiddo. So you're doing the right thing mama!Many times these kinds of issues are something really simple! And the best thing you can do is make sure he gets the help he needs to overcome it....Show more
Rana Rudell: First, contact the closest children's hospital to you and have your child evaluated by their early intervention team. They will do a thorough evaluation, medically and developmentally. Once you have these results, the medical professionals there will discuss with possible therapy for your child and even recommend any special preschools that could benefit your child. This is just a starting point. From there you will also be connected with! the local school system for further evaluations to be sure that your child is properly placed as he/she enters the school system. The medical evaluation could help you receive additional financial resources (like SSI) to help pay for any special interventions deemed necessary to help your child grow and thrive....Show more
Vita Moodie: I can't give you too much helpful info as i am going through the same thing at the moment but you know you can talk to me anytime :)The earlier the intervention, the more he'll learn and catch up when it's time to go to Kindergarden.
Florencio Dingle: my son has a speech delay/disorder diagnosed at 27 months old. He got 2x weekly speech therapy and 1x monthly intervention specialist visits for 9 months ( until he turned 3). The day after his 3rd birthday he started special needs preschool. By the time he started school he was speaking in sentences, but articulation was a major problem.In our district all special ed kids are offer! ed busing---even if they live 2 blocks away from school. So my son was ! issued a special harness that makes the bus seat a 4-point seat ( both shoulders, both hips). The bus picks him up at the end of our driveway and takes him to school. The teacher or aide for the class literally meets him at the door of the bus and walks him to meet the other adult in the class. when all the kids are there, they walk as a group to the class. There are 8 special needs kids and 4 "typical" kids in the class. The teacher and aide are specially trained to deal with kids who have a variety of delays. My son had several kids with speech delays in his class, one girl with down syndrome, one girl with CP and deaf. They not only learned social skills, but it is totally * normal* for specialists to pull groups of kids to the side in the classroom for therapy ( speech circle, etc). I forgot to mention that each special ed kid has what is called an IEP or individual education plan. The IEP kind of lays out where the child is at and what the goals for the year are or wh! at accommodations need to be taken. My younger son has goals just for articulation. My older son has an IEP b/c he is on the autism spectrum. His are about organization, behavior, etc. They are graduated goals with less adult supervision as the year goes on....Show more
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