is hard to do. I quit OT and speech therapy today! It is never easy to break up with your child’s therapist. I have sadly researched how to break up with therapists in the past. I have broken up with therapists in the past as well as currently. Various reasons can make you break up…
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I read a book! I need cliff notes for next time…
So, I read my first book dealing with autism from cover to cover! I’m not going to lie, about 1/3rd of the way through when it started getting all technical I started to think…where are the cliff notes on this book?! So, this book is very helpful in the understanding of the type of applied…
10 reasons why health insurance sucks
SIGH you need it… health insurance There are so many issues with insurance I’m still not sure where to start writing! 10 reasons why health insurance sucks you don’t have coverage high deductibles high co pays small networks of doctors high premiums denied claims unpaid claims documenting spending account transactions a diagnosis communication…
How schools fail special needs children
Part 1 of a never-ending story! Some of the ways that schools fail special needs children: communication, training, allowing good teachers to teach, involving parents, doing the right thing, honesty, paying professionals with special education what they are worth, testing, lack of outside time, class size, providing resources to help parents at home…
FDLRS and Child Find: Finding Services through the public school system
Early Steps transitions to FDLRS or Child Find. FDLRS stands for Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System. FDLRS is a state-wide agency that provides various resources for children with developmental delays or special needs under the Federal law Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). If you visit the home site you can find the county…
PARC first to help
PARC was the first agency to help my son. I tried to get help first from Early Steps. We went through the evaluation but my son did not score low enough to start receiving services. When I sent my son to a private school, they suggested the PARC Family Focus Program. The Family Focus Program…
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Doing what’s best for your child….the teacher or the mom?
Update to a post first written 2 years ago! So, I gave some damn good advice there! And I even followed my own advice! In two years, we have completed the diagnosis process as well as the early intervention process to enter into an IEP and public schools. Now, we are fine tuning therapy and…
Ruthfulness 