Early Childhood Intervention
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ECI (Early Childhood Intervention)
Asked by A.B. from Dallas
on June 25, 2007
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Hi Moms. I am in need of some reassurance and advice. We took our son into his one year checkup a couple weeks ago. Everything was good except our Pedi is very conce...
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- My first son didn't walk until 13 months and my second until 15 months. I'm suprised your ped said he was worried about it. I've always heard that if they aren't wal...
- If you want to contact ECI, I personally see no problem with it. I personally do not understand why the dr is so concerned. My daughter is 13 months today. She craw...
- Hi A., my thoughts on this is that if your pedi is only concerned with his interest and nothing else, then I would wait. First, you've heard right - a lot of kids do ...
Early Childhood Intervention
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on March 26, 2009
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Hi, have any of you moms had any experience with ECI? When I took my 18 month old son for his well baby check last September, I mentioned to the pediatrician that he ...
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- S., Your instincts as a mother are the best guide for you. I have triplets that were all seen by ECI for about a year for physical therapy. ECI is a great organizati...
- Hey S.. I work for MHMR of Tarrant County (ECI is a part of us). Anyways, I'm just so happy to read all of the posts saying that ECI has helped them! I guess my onl...
- S., I have had 2 situation dealings with ECI with my youngest son. First when he was an infant one of his neck muscles wasn't developing properly. They came out and d...
First Steps Early Intervention
Asked by S.T. from St. Louis
on July 26, 2009
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My 21 month old son just qualified for speech therapy services through First Steps. I would like to hear from any moms whose children have used or are currently enroll...
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- NO! Don't do it. I had the WORST experience with First Steps. The speech therapist only showed up once a month (scheduled for once a week) and would show up unannou...
- I got my son involved with FirstSteps when he was 18 mos, and he had speech and ocupational therapies each one day a week, and physical therapy once a week for the fir...
- My son has been in First Steps since 8 months (he's now 18 months) and started speech services shortly after he turned one. I absolutely LOVE his speech therapist. M...
Looking for Other Moms of Children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Asked by M.R. from Richmond
on December 4, 2008
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Hi! My 26 month old son was recently diagnosed with the speech disorder Apraxia. He is getting speech therapy through Early Intervention. Anyone out there in the sa...
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- Hi M.. I'm a speech-language pathologist and I have worked in early intervention for some time now. I have worked with several kids under 3 years old with what I wou...
- I have a different kind of response. I didn't speak clearly until I was four or five. It was tough in preschool because I couldn't communicate with the other kids an...
- My friend's son was also diagnosed with apraxia but at 4 and lost so much time and therapy. I know his mom has him in private speech 2 times a week and she has worked...
Childhood Stuttering?????
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on July 17, 2007
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My three year old son has started to stutter. It seems to happen at all different times of the day. And not with one particular letter or sound. I am trying to remain ...
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- My son did the same thing at 3 1/2. I talked to the speech path at school and she said to just ignore it. She said don't tell him to slow down either. He is learnin...
- do not wait to solve the problem. I see students who did not get the help early on and they still have problems because the parents waited too long. Early interventi...
- I wouldn't worry about it too much. My son who is almost 4 went through this same phase when he was 3. It scared me at the time because he was having such a hard tim...
Early Education Program for 2 Yr Ol to Faciliate Speech and Language Development
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on July 27, 2007
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I am trying to find a program for my 28th month old in the Fall that is more than just a typical MDO or playtime group session (2 days a week)....I would like to know ...
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- Hi, I am not sure where you are located. I know Plano has several early child development centers that are for children with developmental delays or disabilities. Yo...
- K., I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I hope you guys are doing okay. I just wanted to let you know that I currently run an In-home preschool. We have been op...
- S.T.A.R. Music (Speech Therapy And Recreational Music), is a parent-child program (led by a speech-language pathologist) that focuses on each child's individual object...
27 Mth Old Won't Talk
Asked by E.M. from Texarkana
on May 4, 2008
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my 27 mth old is only speaking in the capasity of a 12 mth old. I have already enrolled him in Early Childhood Intervention(ECI), and he is in speech which is helping ...
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- Hi E., my 5 yr old grandson is just like your son. I went through all the same stuff you are and as far as I'm concerned the sign language is not a good thing because ...
- Talk to him constantly. Name his body parts when you wash them (ex:"let's wash the thumb, now the pointer finger...". Name his clothes when you dress him. Talk about t...
- Don't worry. There are alot of late talkers these days. He will talk when ready, then look out....non stop talking. If he is healthy in every other way then try to ...
Autistic Behaviors
Asked by C.D. from Boston
on January 20, 2008
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Does anyone have knowlege on early childhood treatment of autism? My friend's son is 16 months and has a lot of stimming behaviors. He is receiving some home ABA the...
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- Hi Julie, I have about 4/5 years experience working with autistic children and have found the Autism Project of Rhode Island to be great! They are located in Cranston...
- I wish I had specific names and numbers to give you, but I am still working on it. In the meantime, WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN. Be a scientific observer of your child. F...
- I have 2 1/2 year old son with PDD-NOS, on the spectrum and have been workig with EI for about a year now. There are tons of ideas out there. OT is wonderful, it does ...
18 Month Old Not Talking Yet
Asked by S.L. from Minneapolis
on October 9, 2007
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I have an 18 month old son who really isn't talking yet. He does say 'ma ma' sometimes and 'uh oh', but that's about it. He is smart, because he knows what he wants,...
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- I was concerned about my son's speech at 18 months, too. He wasn't saying anything other mama or daddy. His doctor wasn't concerned. He is now 23 months and using a...
- Stacy, At my son's 18 month check up it was my doctor who was concerned about him not talking. There was no reason at that point to believe he had a problem, but my...
- My son only had 2-3 words at 18 months. At 21 months his language exploded and by 22 months he was speaking full sentences. Many boys speak later than their female cou...
Fragile X Syndrome
Asked by M.N. from Philadelphia
on February 12, 2008
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Yet another thing for me to worry about. From birth on my son has been developmentally behind, he is enrolled in Early Intervention and doing great. My sister recent...
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- Fragile X give symptoms simular to autism spectrum. Our son who is in the catch all of the spectrum (PDD-NOS) was tested for it. It is one of the few that have a deffi...
- I'm no expert, but I had my son tested for Fragile X when we were going through testing that ended in him being diagnosed with autism more than 7 years ago. Fragile X...
- Hi M., Well I don't have children with Fragile X but I have a very dear friend who has three boys that was diagnosed with it. I don't know much about it myself but i...
