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12/4/10 at 2:28pm
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Originally Posted by southernmama47 View Post

For those that have experience with EI, what exactly happens? I feel like I'm already hostile towards this program even though we haven't been through it yet. I am scared of them finding a "problem" because it's their job to do so, and of them telling me how to parent. I am SUPER distrustful of public education programs of any kind. Will they allow me to be at the sessions?


We LOVE our EI specialist.  LOVE!!  When I tell DS she's coming, he runs to the window to watch for her car.  She is certainly not looking for problems that aren't there.  She's 100% supportive of our little guy (and our very unconventional parenting choices!).  She brings lots of fun new toys for DS to play with each session.  I am always there, always involved in the session.

 

We've had 2 speech therapy consults, one at 2 years, and one at around 30 months.  DS had fun!  He thought it was all play time.  We didn't end up needing further visits, but I would have been very confident in the therapist that we had, should we have needed more help.

 

Give it a try.  If you or your child don't click with the specialist assigned to you, you can always switch.  And if that doesn't work either, you can just stop the services.

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