Comments on: To Speech or to not to Speech – When Speech Therapy Proves Helpful! http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/ Denver parenting, with altitude Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Aimee http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2448 Aimee Mon, 19 May 2008 15:26:11 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2448 Having known her since she was an infant, I can honestly say it's amazing how far she has come. Rock on CJ! Having known her since she was an infant, I can honestly say it’s amazing how far she has come. Rock on CJ!

]]> By: Laura http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2447 Laura Thu, 15 May 2008 03:38:20 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2447 One more followup comment - if you're looking for the number for Child Find, you can go to the Colorado site for <a href="http://www.earlychildhoodconnections.org" rel="nofollow">Early Childhood Connections</a> and click on the link in the upper right corner for "State & Local Contacts" - that link will take you to a drop-down list of counties, and you can get the information you need for the county you live in. If you happen to live in Denver, the agency you need to contact is Denver Options, and their phone number is 303-birth-2-3. <a href="http://paulnlaura.com/mommy" rel="nofollow">LaLaGirl - Twinfinite Chaos</a> One more followup comment – if you’re looking for the number for Child Find, you can go to the Colorado site for Early Childhood Connections and click on the link in the upper right corner for “State & Local Contacts” – that link will take you to a drop-down list of counties, and you can get the information you need for the county you live in. If you happen to live in Denver, the agency you need to contact is Denver Options, and their phone number is 303-birth-2-3.

LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos

]]> By: jen http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2446 jen Thu, 15 May 2008 02:35:30 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2446 Child Find and speech therapy has been wonderful for us. I didn't know about Child Find until I called a speech therapist and she set me straight. My youngest has been going to the local elementary this year and has been making great progress. It's my hope that when he starts kindergarten in 2009 he'll be caught up. Fingers crossed... Child Find and speech therapy has been wonderful for us. I didn’t know about Child Find until I called a speech therapist and she set me straight. My youngest has been going to the local elementary this year and has been making great progress. It’s my hope that when he starts kindergarten in 2009 he’ll be caught up. Fingers crossed…

]]> By: T http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2445 T Wed, 14 May 2008 16:28:50 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2445 I also noticed a problem with my son at about 18 months and called Child Find. He was diagnosed with apraxia of speech and received therapy at home, then in small group, then in preschool. Now he's about to enter kindergarten, and people who who have met him only recently look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them about the speech therapy because his speech is perfectly age-approrpriate now. I am incredibly grateful to the Child Find people for diagnosing him and helping us get him back on track. Without that help, I think he would be a very sad and frustrated kid at this point. I also noticed a problem with my son at about 18 months and called Child Find. He was diagnosed with apraxia of speech and received therapy at home, then in small group, then in preschool. Now he’s about to enter kindergarten, and people who who have met him only recently look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them about the speech therapy because his speech is perfectly age-approrpriate now. I am incredibly grateful to the Child Find people for diagnosing him and helping us get him back on track. Without that help, I think he would be a very sad and frustrated kid at this point.

]]> By: Laura http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2444 Laura Wed, 14 May 2008 14:04:14 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2444 Our kids received services through Child Find too. One of our daughters was a late talker, and she went through a similar speech therapy regimen: a year or so of therapy in our home, followed up by weekly sessions at the elementary school. She's all caught up now, and going to Kindergarten in the fall. I'm a HUGE fan of early intervention, as I also have a child with autism. Those early months are just critical for helping kids catch up. It's incredibly frustrating to me how LITTLE parents are made aware of places like Child Find and Denver Options. Especially considering how many kids are diagnosed with autism nowadays - why aren't pediatricians handing out pamphlets with all the phone numbers of local agencies? <a href="http://paulnlaura.com/mommy" rel="nofollow">LaLaGirl - Twinfinite Chaos</a> Our kids received services through Child Find too. One of our daughters was a late talker, and she went through a similar speech therapy regimen: a year or so of therapy in our home, followed up by weekly sessions at the elementary school. She’s all caught up now, and going to Kindergarten in the fall. I’m a HUGE fan of early intervention, as I also have a child with autism. Those early months are just critical for helping kids catch up. It’s incredibly frustrating to me how LITTLE parents are made aware of places like Child Find and Denver Options. Especially considering how many kids are diagnosed with autism nowadays – why aren’t pediatricians handing out pamphlets with all the phone numbers of local agencies?

LaLaGirl – Twinfinite Chaos

]]> By: Suzanne Bastien http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2443 Suzanne Bastien Wed, 14 May 2008 13:49:50 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2443 It is a huge benefit. I was in it as a child for a lisp, and my second and third children were in it for their.... lipsy accent (no definition) thing. They are now thriving teenagers and no one knew they ever had issues. It's wonderful to get your children into it, throwing out the ego and stigma placed on it will help the assistance even more for those kids! It is a huge benefit. I was in it as a child for a lisp, and my second and third children were in it for their…. lipsy accent (no definition) thing.

They are now thriving teenagers and no one knew they ever had issues. It’s wonderful to get your children into it, throwing out the ego and stigma placed on it will help the assistance even more for those kids!

]]> By: Monica http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2442 Monica Wed, 14 May 2008 13:21:42 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2008/05/14/speech-therapy/#comment-2442 I have a strong testimony of speech therapy! We intervened early with my youngest and he was all caught up by the time he started kindergarten and you'd never know he ever struggled. I have a strong testimony of speech therapy! We intervened early with my youngest and he was all caught up by the time he started kindergarten and you’d never know he ever struggled.

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