Re:NeuroDevelopmental Approach to Therapy/Learning - NACD, IAHP, & ICAN

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Joan - Thank you for the information. If it isn't too much trouble, could you describe a little about what the actual home program is like? What were the differences between NACD & ICAN? Which program seemed to work best for Olivia? Thank you for your input!

Christy>> We started Olivia with NACD when she was 19 months old and she is 13 now. We > have used other Neurodevelopemental organizations for the past several > years, since NACD was too far away and too expensive. We traveled to WI to use ICAN > and have also used the services of a Neurodevelopmental school just minutes > from our house. > No one organization has all the answers or will do the homework our > children need. BUT these organizations can help a parent know what to do that will be > best for their child and they can give hope/encouragement when others (in the > educational model) have very low expectations. The challanges are finding > the time to do all the necessary activities and not feeling guilty when you are > not getting it all done, besides the expense. We were blessed by NACD when > my husband was out of work and they waived our fee for a visit, then we > started to receive some state funds that covered our costs for much of the visit.> I personally do not like to do the same things over and over again, so we > hired students and young energetic people to do much of these activities in our > home. That worked for us.> > joan> > > **************> Life should be easier. So should your homepage. Try the NEW > AOL.com. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp & amp;icid=aolcom40vanity & amp;> ncid=emlcntaolcom00000002)>