I really pray that your channel grows like crazy. I fully believe you are meant as voice for special needs parents. You’re so informative. You are such a special human being !
Great video, Steph! Very informative. I wasn’t diagnosed with Autism/ADHD until I was 22. My parents never pursued a diagnosis because I had a really incompetent pediatrician. I’m going to medical school to become a Developmental Pediatrician. Early intervention is KEY to higher success and happiness in life. Lonnie and yourself are awesome parents. When Noah, Lex, Liam, and Penelope are old enough to realize the positive impact their interventions have made in their life, they will be thanking you highly. - Autism is my superpower! #actuallyautistic
I’m 22 and in the U.K. fighting for a diagnosis as an adult it took me constantly putting my foot down knowing something wasn’t right with myself for them to finally say, oh yeah you’re right guess we need to find what area of the spectrum you fall under, it’s so difficult to get the help as an adult
Thank you for including the difference between medical evaluations and educational evaluations! I'm a school psychologist, and it can be hard to help parents navigate all the special education laws and procedures that we're required to follow as a school. And you're right about the purpose of an educational evaluation - it's to see what supports the student needs in order to learn and be successful at school, not to question their diagnosis.
My 17 month old has been referred by Early Intervention for “developmental therapy”. We’ve not started yet but I really don’t understand what exactly it is. 😣
I should post on my experience but ours was super annoying and I had to go around Drs and find a psychologist 🤦 both my kids are developmentally delayed and now I wonder if my daughter is autistic but not 100 percent sure with her like I was with my son but she don't live with me so it makes it harder 🤷 but now they kinda wonder as well so I won't be surprised if she ends up autistic in the future. The autism gene seems to be very strong in my family's genetics on my mom's side lol early intervention sucked with my son. They didn't know what to do with him 🤷
This was an excellent and timely video. Where I am, in Australia, you can get an evaluation either through a private clinic (for which you have to pay out of pocket) or public Children's Hospital (which is free). Our little guy is almost 3 and we're currently on the waiting list for an evaluation at the local public hospital whch we were told would be about 9 months to a year but because of the pandemic they haven't been doing any evaluations, which is going to push it back even longer. We just want to know one way or the other. Thankfully we're already doing speech therapy so he's still been getting services but it would be great to be able to afford to do the evaluation through a private clinic so we won't have to wait as long.
feliciab2 have you gotten early intervention? The wait should be less and you can start prior to any diagnosis, I’ve got a few on the spectrum.all where diagnosed privately it was about $1,600 each I’d say. Totally worth it as then you can get ndis and start your therapies without having for pay for them all. However early intervention is free and great.
Yes! You need to be your child's advocate! My son was very clearly autistic when he was diagnosed. He is 4 now and we've been getting early intervention since he was 2 years 4 months, and it has been amazing for him. That and daycare have really helped him thrive. So much so that daycare don't have any issues with him. My daughter is a different story. She's 3 in about 3-4 weeks and every time I raise an issue with someone, the attitude I get is, oh but she's only 2. Or 2.5. People keep forgetting, because she's small, that she's almost 3. Daycare is independence based, and they have no big issues with her. But i see so many warning signs at home. My gut is telling me she has autism, so we want to push to get the help she needs. We're so grateful we start assessment next month, and i cross my fingers that we get the answers we need.
Here in TN we were able to start early intervention right away with a referral from his regular pediatrician. He was 2. I had to do all the work as far as the evaluation. I contacted our health department and only had to wait 3 months. He had his autism diagnosis right after he turned 3. Great information Steph! It's so overwhelming in the beginning. Sometimes feels like no one wants to help. Sadly in some areas it's a battle.
Well and that's the awesome thing about most early intervention now is that it doesn't require a dr referral. For me, it's easier to just call a number than have the doctor handle it LOL
That’s horrible that Florida didn’t take the medical diagnosis I walked into My sons school and gave them the report and they took the diagnosis however they did evaluate Him for what he needs of that makes sense
Yeah it was a whole mess but yeah, it doesn't matter if you have a medical diagnosis, they still have to do their own eval because the medical diagnosis is filed under "other medical" usually
Our LANDing Crew you guys are awesome you are so transparent and I started watching after I got my sons diagnosis I wish I had more people in my life like you!
I am soo old. How do you hook up with early intervention. Now moms say google. I am sitting here going, ask your pediatrician. Not that you couldn’t still do that, but having the internet out there is such a boon for parents out there dealing with disabilities today. Regardless if it is an autism spectrum disorder or one of hundreds of other diagnoses, there is a lot of information, support networking, and service provider lists at the tips of your fingers today. The difference between a medical diagnosis and an educational diagnosis can in some cases be a manipulative way that less than scrupulous school districts use to opt out of providing costly services to children who need them. So, first the school will do a lot of evals (in MA there are re-evals for all special needs services every three years in general and more frequently if a parent or other team member requests that it be done) however, schools (at least in MA) are required to take into account independent evaluations that a parent has had done outside the school system. Where inner and outer evaluations disagree sometimes mediation is required. I think the important part that Steph is putting out there is that the school having to do internal evaluations doesn’t automatically mean that they are trying to shaft your kid or that they don’t believe you. A lot of times a medical evaluation just places your child in a diagnosis, while a man edu-psych eval will home in on what portions of education your student is going to need more support with and what aspects they are fine without added support. That is another reason why they do all those evals so often. As your child grows those kinds of things are continually changing and evolving. I have to say, as I can’t seem to stop saying, the world of parenting in the ASD community is a brighter place just for having parents like you out there Steph. Not only do you go above and beyond on every level as a parent for all your kids (not just the special needs babies) but then you go above and beyond to sit there and help other parents, especially new parents to navigate some pretty scary waters. Having you there for people to look at and see that it isn’t so shiny and easy as “leave it to beaver,” but we can expect to be able to do it and not have it end up like episodes of “cops.” So, thank you for being who and what you are, and for being there for us to learn and grow with. Hug 🤗 those babies for me mamma.
Fantastic advice. Here in Australia things are a little different however things are slow. Early intervention is essential. Here you don’t need a diagnosis until 5 for early intervention but you need to see our early intervention teams. The wait lists are huge sadly
On paper, he's diagnosed as autism mild (functioning). It's basically a term that is used for a child whose autism is sometimes missed because because of how "high functioning" they are. It's not a medical term.
Yes. When I say borderline it's something a lot of others understand the term but it's not a medical term at all or a term that's ever used LOL. A child is either autistic or they aren't. So Lex is diagnosed as ASD Level 1 (or mild) but he is being re-evaluated next month to be certain if it's autism AND ADHD or just ADHD
Sadly some schools even do what they did to my son. After getting his ASD diagnosis, his teacher felt he would be ok because there was a few other ASD kids in the class that didn't have even a 504 plan. So they refused ALL services for my son because of that teacher. We are still fighting 4 years later and he almost failed 4th grade.
Took until my child was 16 to get his diagnosis I knew since he was a few months old but to get drs etc to listen to you . It was frustrating , all the boys on my ex husbands side have Autism . Even our daughter has it . But what really kisses me off is the eye contact if they have any kind of eye contact then it’s nope they don’t have autism . That seriously needs to change .
Yes! I was told by my sons dr at his 2 year old appt nothing is wrong with him because he had eye contact and walked like normal not on his yippie toes. My son is now 4 and has been diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. 🧐
That is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry that you and your son had to wait so long for a diagnosis. There are so many specific for autism therapy techniques that could help during the formative years and it's so frustrating to hear how many people share the same story that you do! We must do better.
The tippy toes comment is interesting - I would think it’s common knowledge that not everyone with ASD walks on their toes. AND neurotypical children do that as well. My son walks on his toes, he turns 4 tomorrow, flaps a little, and is a little delayed with speech. But he has been cleared of ASD. He doesn’t really have any other sensory issues, has always communicated non verbally before he could talk (we’ve never wondered what he wanted as a baby or toddler), is very social, etc.
I feel your pain. I am convinced that my daughter has ASD and I finally found a pediatrician that was willing to listen to me and recommend a referral (my daughter is 10 years old). In NJ, pretty much all the developmental pediatricians have at least a 1 year wait for an initial evaluation if they’re even able to take you. Otherwise, you’re paying out of pocket.
Thanks for the advice. I have been wanting to get an avaluashion for my son but it is scary to me I know he is different just have a hard time admiting that this is real and also feel so bad i have been holding back because of my fears and feelings instead of doing what I no is best for my son. It is a hard pill to swallow 😢
Hi, I really like the way you explained things and I really appreciate what you do. You really helped me out in many ways. I want to ask you something, I live in Tampa Fl, and I am trying to get my kids evaluated for autism. Can you provide me with a suggest clinic or place? I am already in the process with early intervention. Thank you and last but not least you guys have a beautiful family, thanks for taking the time and let us know so many things that are gray for many parents.
My parents are getting me a psych assessment but only because my school wants me to get another assessment me and my sister both suspect I’m on the spectrum but can’t confirm it because my parents don’t believe anything is wrong with me in terms of socializing and behaviour I know there is but at this rate I’m anxious that I might never be able to confirm it or if not ASD than figure out what else it is I just really wish I could get the help I need and know why I’m different from everyone else
Another way people can get a autism diagnosis is through certain aba centers. Hopebridge noting every started but some states have hopebridge they take almost all insurance and diagnosis right there starting at 15 months old.
Exactly. That's why I mentioned autism clinics because that can mean ABA centers, mental health clinics, autsim clinics... it's different for every area but it includes a lot. There's becoming more and more options for evaluations
I got my son into early intervention for a speech delay because of your channel and how much you advocate for it! At 2 he only had 10 words and now after 4 months of speech therapy he has week over 100 and repeats everything we say!
My son turns 2 in 2 weeks and also barely has any words, about 10 like your son. Watching Stephanie’s videos really motivated me to find him some help. I’m going to bring it up at his 2 year doctors appointment and hope that the dr sees my concerns, but if not I’m going to do some research myself.
Emily Kruse my sons doctor wanted to wait until he was 2.5 and see then and i knew in my gut that wasn’t a good idea! Also bring up about a hearing test! Once our hospital opens up for elective services my son has an appointment with audiology to see if he’s hearing properly!
I one-hundred percent back that up👍. My son's pediatricians made a referral to early intervention, it was tough at first, but it was the best decision i could my for my son. I waited about a year here in VA for his Autism diagnoses, but in between waiting for that we had early intervention and speech therapy, so i would always make sure i was being active parent for his development and just educating myself. Most of all don't be afraid to ask questions. He transitioned out of early intervention into pre-school special education, which they helped out with also. I'm so grateful for early intervention, it really opened him up🙌.
Yeah james was diagnosed through the children’s hospital as level 1 and then the school evaluated him and said he was level 3 it was the weirdest thing bc he clearly is Level 1 they said they would re evaluate him bc ofcoarse they now see he isnt level 3 and its been 5 yrs.
I am glad you made this video. Before quarantine started I had my son scheduled for his evaluation appointment with a pediatric development specialist. They called 2 days before and canceled it (not because of Covid). They told me they wanted the school early intervention to evaluate him first. I got a call from the school district early intervention they told me (understandably) they wanted to wait until they could do in person evaluations and they wanted the development specialist to evaluate him first. It’s pretty frustrating that no one wants to evaluate him. Thankfully we have an appointment scheduled for the specialist and I will push them to keep it. This video helped me know it’s ok to fight for what my son needs
Hey Steph, I was just thinking how you liked someone making suggestions on your decor and how you were thinking of lowering the picture behind you so you could see more of it in your videos, if in doing that and you stand back and feel it looks a bit odd because you have lots of wall now you could always make or purchase a greenery swag to place above it to fill the wall more. Hope this helps and you maybe consider something like that. I would love to be able to read all of the poster. Have a wonderful day!!!
Our insurance would not cover speech unless our child had an autism diagnosis. Didn’t matter if he had a different diagnosis that required speech therapy. I’ve become annoyed that autism is used as a catch-all phrase for learning differences or even apraxia. It’s become a tool for politics rather than helping kids get specific attention for specific needs.
I really pray that your channel grows like crazy. I fully believe you are meant as voice for special needs parents. You’re so informative. You are such a special human being !
Hi lex
Great video, Steph! Very informative. I wasn’t diagnosed with Autism/ADHD until I was 22. My parents never pursued a diagnosis because I had a really incompetent pediatrician. I’m going to medical school to become a Developmental Pediatrician. Early intervention is KEY to higher success and happiness in life. Lonnie and yourself are awesome parents. When Noah, Lex, Liam, and Penelope are old enough to realize the positive impact their interventions have made in their life, they will be thanking you highly. - Autism is my superpower! #actuallyautistic
I’m 22 and in the U.K. fighting for a diagnosis as an adult it took me constantly putting my foot down knowing something wasn’t right with myself for them to finally say, oh yeah you’re right guess we need to find what area of the spectrum you fall under, it’s so difficult to get the help as an adult
Thank you for including the difference between medical evaluations and educational evaluations! I'm a school psychologist, and it can be hard to help parents navigate all the special education laws and procedures that we're required to follow as a school. And you're right about the purpose of an educational evaluation - it's to see what supports the student needs in order to learn and be successful at school, not to question their diagnosis.
100%. I see that confusion a lot!!
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My 17 month old has been referred by Early Intervention for “developmental therapy”. We’ve not started yet but I really don’t understand what exactly it is. 😣
I should post on my experience but ours was super annoying and I had to go around Drs and find a psychologist 🤦 both my kids are developmentally delayed and now I wonder if my daughter is autistic but not 100 percent sure with her like I was with my son but she don't live with me so it makes it harder 🤷 but now they kinda wonder as well so I won't be surprised if she ends up autistic in the future. The autism gene seems to be very strong in my family's genetics on my mom's side lol early intervention sucked with my son. They didn't know what to do with him 🤷
This was an excellent and timely video. Where I am, in Australia, you can get an evaluation either through a private clinic (for which you have to pay out of pocket) or public Children's Hospital (which is free). Our little guy is almost 3 and we're currently on the waiting list for an evaluation at the local public hospital whch we were told would be about 9 months to a year but because of the pandemic they haven't been doing any evaluations, which is going to push it back even longer. We just want to know one way or the other. Thankfully we're already doing speech therapy so he's still been getting services but it would be great to be able to afford to do the evaluation through a private clinic so we won't have to wait as long.
feliciab2 have you gotten early intervention? The wait should be less and you can start prior to any diagnosis, I’ve got a few on the spectrum.all where diagnosed privately it was about $1,600 each I’d say. Totally worth it as then you can get ndis and start your therapies without having for pay for them all. However early intervention is free and great.
Yes! You need to be your child's advocate! My son was very clearly autistic when he was diagnosed. He is 4 now and we've been getting early intervention since he was 2 years 4 months, and it has been amazing for him. That and daycare have really helped him thrive. So much so that daycare don't have any issues with him.
My daughter is a different story. She's 3 in about 3-4 weeks and every time I raise an issue with someone, the attitude I get is, oh but she's only 2. Or 2.5. People keep forgetting, because she's small, that she's almost 3.
Daycare is independence based, and they have no big issues with her. But i see so many warning signs at home. My gut is telling me she has autism, so we want to push to get the help she needs. We're so grateful we start assessment next month, and i cross my fingers that we get the answers we need.
Hello Stephanie, Lonnie, Danielle, Lonnie jr, Noah, Lex, Liem, and Penelope! I love being a member of your LANDing Crew!!!!!! 💜💜❤❤💙💙💚💚💛💛
Here in TN we were able to start early intervention right away with a referral from his regular pediatrician. He was 2. I had to do all the work as far as the evaluation. I contacted our health department and only had to wait 3 months. He had his autism diagnosis right after he turned 3. Great information Steph! It's so overwhelming in the beginning. Sometimes feels like no one wants to help. Sadly in some areas it's a battle.
Well and that's the awesome thing about most early intervention now is that it doesn't require a dr referral. For me, it's easier to just call a number than have the doctor handle it LOL
I just found your channel and I love it form Celeste Roberts
That’s horrible that Florida didn’t take the medical diagnosis I walked into My sons school and gave them the report and they took the diagnosis however they did evaluate
Him for what he needs of that makes sense
Yeah it was a whole mess but yeah, it doesn't matter if you have a medical diagnosis, they still have to do their own eval because the medical diagnosis is filed under "other medical" usually
Our LANDing Crew you guys are awesome you are so transparent and I started watching after I got my sons diagnosis I wish I had more people in my life like you!
I am soo old. How do you hook up with early intervention. Now moms say google. I am sitting here going, ask your pediatrician. Not that you couldn’t still do that, but having the internet out there is such a boon for parents out there dealing with disabilities today. Regardless if it is an autism spectrum disorder or one of hundreds of other diagnoses, there is a lot of information, support networking, and service provider lists at the tips of your fingers today.
The difference between a medical diagnosis and an educational diagnosis can in some cases be a manipulative way that less than scrupulous school districts use to opt out of providing costly services to children who need them. So, first the school will do a lot of evals (in MA there are re-evals for all special needs services every three years in general and more frequently if a parent or other team member requests that it be done) however, schools (at least in MA) are required to take into account independent evaluations that a parent has had done outside the school system. Where inner and outer evaluations disagree sometimes mediation is required.
I think the important part that Steph is putting out there is that the school having to do internal evaluations doesn’t automatically mean that they are trying to shaft your kid or that they don’t believe you. A lot of times a medical evaluation just places your child in a diagnosis, while a man edu-psych eval will home in on what portions of education your student is going to need more support with and what aspects they are fine without added support. That is another reason why they do all those evals so often. As your child grows those kinds of things are continually changing and evolving.
I have to say, as I can’t seem to stop saying, the world of parenting in the ASD community is a brighter place just for having parents like you out there Steph. Not only do you go above and beyond on every level as a parent for all your kids (not just the special needs babies) but then you go above and beyond to sit there and help other parents, especially new parents to navigate some pretty scary waters. Having you there for people to look at and see that it isn’t so shiny and easy as “leave it to beaver,” but we can expect to be able to do it and not have it end up like episodes of “cops.”
So, thank you for being who and what you are, and for being there for us to learn and grow with. Hug 🤗 those babies for me mamma.
Fantastic advice. Here in Australia things are a little different however things are slow. Early intervention is essential. Here you don’t need a diagnosis until 5 for early intervention but you need to see our early intervention teams. The wait lists are huge sadly
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Just curious here. How is someone diagnosed as borderline autistic if that's not an official/real diagnosis?
On paper, he's diagnosed as autism mild (functioning). It's basically a term that is used for a child whose autism is sometimes missed because because of how "high functioning" they are. It's not a medical term.
@@OurLANDingCrew8 So it's ASD level 1 of support needs?
Yes. When I say borderline it's something a lot of others understand the term but it's not a medical term at all or a term that's ever used LOL. A child is either autistic or they aren't. So Lex is diagnosed as ASD Level 1 (or mild) but he is being re-evaluated next month to be certain if it's autism AND ADHD or just ADHD
I can agree with early intervention it really helped me I would not be as verbal if I did not have speech at an early age
Same. I was in speech as a kid
I was in speech till my ninth grade year high school th is a struggle for me
Sadly some schools even do what they did to my son. After getting his ASD diagnosis, his teacher felt he would be ok because there was a few other ASD kids in the class that didn't have even a 504 plan. So they refused ALL services for my son because of that teacher. We are still fighting 4 years later and he almost failed 4th grade.
Took until my child was 16 to get his diagnosis I knew since he was a few months old but to get drs etc to listen to you . It was frustrating , all the boys on my ex husbands side have Autism . Even our daughter has it . But what really kisses me off is the eye contact if they have any kind of eye contact then it’s nope they don’t have autism . That seriously needs to change .
Yes! I was told by my sons dr at his 2 year old appt nothing is wrong with him because he had eye contact and walked like normal not on his yippie toes. My son is now 4 and has been diagnosed with moderate to severe autism. 🧐
That is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry that you and your son had to wait so long for a diagnosis. There are so many specific for autism therapy techniques that could help during the formative years and it's so frustrating to hear how many people share the same story that you do! We must do better.
The tippy toes comment is interesting - I would think it’s common knowledge that not everyone with ASD walks on their toes. AND neurotypical children do that as well. My son walks on his toes, he turns 4 tomorrow, flaps a little, and is a little delayed with speech. But he has been cleared of ASD. He doesn’t really have any other sensory issues, has always communicated non verbally before he could talk (we’ve never wondered what he wanted as a baby or toddler), is very social, etc.
I feel your pain. I am convinced that my daughter has ASD and I finally found a pediatrician that was willing to listen to me and recommend a referral (my daughter is 10 years old). In NJ, pretty much all the developmental pediatricians have at least a 1 year wait for an initial evaluation if they’re even able to take you. Otherwise, you’re paying out of pocket.
Thanks for the advice. I have been wanting to get an avaluashion for my son but it is scary to me I know he is different just have a hard time admiting that this is real and also feel so bad i have been holding back because of my fears and feelings instead of doing what I no is best for my son. It is a hard pill to swallow 😢
I understand. It's hard to process. I 100% get that.
I totally agree with early intervention!! It helped my son a ton.
Early intervention has been so big for my kiddo. It took us forever to get into it but boy has it helped her.
I had speech therapy in elementary and middle school and I don't have Autism
Hi, I really like the way you explained things and I really appreciate what you do. You really helped me out in many ways. I want to ask you something, I live in Tampa Fl, and I am trying to get my kids evaluated for autism. Can you provide me with a suggest clinic or place? I am already in the process with early intervention. Thank you and last but not least you guys have a beautiful family, thanks for taking the time and let us know so many things that are gray for many parents.
My parents are getting me a psych assessment but only because my school wants me to get another assessment me and my sister both suspect I’m on the spectrum but can’t confirm it because my parents don’t believe anything is wrong with me in terms of socializing and behaviour I know there is but at this rate I’m anxious that I might never be able to confirm it or if not ASD than figure out what else it is I just really wish I could get the help I need and know why I’m different from everyone else
I feel so defeated trying to get the comprehensive evaluation for my 3.5 year old son. How in the world can I get this done in a timely manner?!?!
Both my kiddos were in early intervention. 💚
You’re such a good mom! ❤️ love your videos
This is one of your most helpful videos I will share this!
Love your hair wrap! Those colors look good on you! 💙
Another way people can get a autism diagnosis is through certain aba centers. Hopebridge noting every started but some states have hopebridge they take almost all insurance and diagnosis right there starting at 15 months old.
Exactly. That's why I mentioned autism clinics because that can mean ABA centers, mental health clinics, autsim clinics... it's different for every area but it includes a lot. There's becoming more and more options for evaluations
@@OurLANDingCrew8 I saw you mention it after I already posted sorry and thanks for always sharing tips
So cute I have autism
I got my son into early intervention for a speech delay because of your channel and how much you advocate for it! At 2 he only had 10 words and now after 4 months of speech therapy he has week over 100 and repeats everything we say!
My son turns 2 in 2 weeks and also barely has any words, about 10 like your son. Watching Stephanie’s videos really motivated me to find him some help. I’m going to bring it up at his 2 year doctors appointment and hope that the dr sees my concerns, but if not I’m going to do some research myself.
Emily Kruse my sons doctor wanted to wait until he was 2.5 and see then and i knew in my gut that wasn’t a good idea! Also bring up about a hearing test! Once our hospital opens up for elective services my son has an appointment with audiology to see if he’s hearing properly!
What grade levels are Lonnie Jr and Danielle going in for the school year that is coming up
I think Danielle is going to be a junior and Lonnie jr is gonna be a freshman
I one-hundred percent back that up👍. My son's pediatricians made a referral to early intervention, it was tough at first, but it was the best decision i could my for my son. I waited about a year here in VA for his Autism diagnoses, but in between waiting for that we had early intervention and speech therapy, so i would always make sure i was being active parent for his development and just educating myself. Most of all don't be afraid to ask questions. He transitioned out of early intervention into pre-school special education, which they helped out with also. I'm so grateful for early intervention, it really opened him up🙌.
Yeah james was diagnosed through the children’s hospital as level 1 and then the school evaluated him and said he was level 3 it was the weirdest thing bc he clearly is Level 1 they said they would re evaluate him bc ofcoarse they now see he isnt level 3 and its been 5 yrs.
Lonnie Jr should do a Pokemon theme for his bedroom
Thank you so much for the information I'll pass it along to my daughter
Maybe put some purple in your house
You are looking extra gorgeous today!
The picture behind you is so pretty!
When did you notice noah was different than loney jr? I was born with brain damage so I understand
Age 2 I started to wonder but 3.5 I knew for sure
I am glad you made this video. Before quarantine started I had my son scheduled for his evaluation appointment with a pediatric development specialist. They called 2 days before and canceled it (not because of Covid). They told me they wanted the school early intervention to evaluate him first. I got a call from the school district early intervention they told me (understandably) they wanted to wait until they could do in person evaluations and they wanted the development specialist to evaluate him first. It’s pretty frustrating that no one wants to evaluate him. Thankfully we have an appointment scheduled for the specialist and I will push them to keep it. This video helped me know it’s ok to fight for what my son needs
That would frustrate me to no end! They're both going to have to do their own evaluation so I would push back like crazy.
Awesome
Hey Steph, I was just thinking how you liked someone making suggestions on your decor and how you were thinking of lowering the picture behind you so you could see more of it in your videos, if in doing that and you stand back and feel it looks a bit odd because you have lots of wall now you could always make or purchase a greenery swag to place above it to fill the wall more. Hope this helps and you maybe consider something like that. I would love to be able to read all of the poster. Have a wonderful day!!!
We are lowering it ❤️
You’re looking good Stephanie
Did you do your Easter basket haul volg
No. We were in the middle of a pandemic so I decided to not do a basket haul this year.
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Our insurance would not cover speech unless our child had an autism diagnosis. Didn’t matter if he had a different diagnosis that required speech therapy. I’ve become annoyed that autism is used as a catch-all phrase for learning differences or even apraxia. It’s become a tool for politics rather than helping kids get specific attention for specific needs.
That is super annoying and doesn’t make ANY sense. Autism is so much more than lack or delay of speech
That’s ridiculous since there are so many language disorders in the DSM 5. It’s not always autism!!
Stephanie, you are gorgeous! I love your videos. Stay you !