Early Intervention availability

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Barbara,

I too live in a rural area and I had trouble finding out about EI

services 2 yrs ago. It is really the EI representatives job to

distribute flyers and I have been in contact with her numerous times

about that subject even though ds has been out of her age group for most

of this time. In our community there is only one clinic with 2 branches

and although some people commute into nearby cities for services almost

everyone at one point or another use these clinics. I have really

pushed both verbally at clinic (including interrupting staff when I

overheard patients requesting EI services and staff claims there are

none) and pushing EI person to also communicate services (she claims she

has talked to them and sent flyers but they don't put up). However I

have noticed flyers in elementary school and store fronts where they did

not use to be so progress is being made. If every parent who utilizes

EI takes it upon themselfs to promote EI awareness hopefully soon no one

will slip through the cracks. Dawn

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Dawn,

I'm so glad you responded to my message because I meant to say early

intervention for

apraxia (and apraxia in general). There is little to no knowledge of it in my

area

(thank heavens for the internet). There had been mention of flyers being made to

raise awareness of apraxia with doctors and others. That's really what I was

hoping

to help do.

You're right about word-of-mouth being important in promoting EI awareness. I'd

like

to see some of the more conventional doctors promote it also to parents who just

don't " get it " (one of whom is an acquaintance). It kills me to see her child so

obviously struggling with gross motor skills.

Have a lovely holiday,

Barbara

daalbe wrote:

> Barbara,

> I too live in a rural area and I had trouble finding out about EI

> services 2 yrs ago. It is really the EI representatives job to

> distribute flyers and I have been in contact with her numerous times

> about that subject even though ds has been out of her age group for most

> of this time. In our community there is only one clinic with 2 branches

> and although some people commute into nearby cities for services almost

> everyone at one point or another use these clinics. I have really

> pushed both verbally at clinic (including interrupting staff when I

> overheard patients requesting EI services and staff claims there are

> none) and pushing EI person to also communicate services (she claims she

> has talked to them and sent flyers but they don't put up). However I

> have noticed flyers in elementary school and store fronts where they did

> not use to be so progress is being made. If every parent who utilizes

> EI takes it upon themselfs to promote EI awareness hopefully soon no one

> will slip through the cracks. Dawn