Introduction

[Guest guest]

>>Well, this seems to be a very international forum, which makes it all the more interesting. I am looking forward to our cooperation! I'm a translator from the Netherlands. I have worked about 25 years as a translator and corrector of technical reports (civil engineering, environmental technology, anthing with water, soil or air) and the last 10 years I worked as a certified freelancer. As I'm getting a bit bored, I decided to do a course in medical translating. Although I can still do a follow-up course next year, I am hesitant as to the wisdom of changing subjects. Do any of you have experience with branching off into an entirely new direction like this? I always feel it is very important to know your terminology and sources, if you want to do your work properly. <<

Welcome to the forum, nice to see a fellow national in here.

I find that even though I am a doctor I still cannot do all types of medical translation - every specialty has its own terminology and a large part of studying medicine is getting to know the jargon. It is an interesting field though!

Hartelijke groeten * Bart *

[Guest guest]

Judith, welcome to the group. My daughter Sky is a couple of months

shy being the same age as your daughter. The school you described

sounds wonderful! It also sounds like you're getting good services

now. Of course I feel like we are barely getting anything so almost

anything sounds good to me. We're in VA & Sky just started to attend

the public special ed preschool here. I love the school, but I wish

Sky could attend more often. They don't allow 2 year olds to go more

than 2 days a week and she's only there for 3 1/2 hours. Once she

turns 3 I'm going to request they add on at least 2 more days, but

we'll see what they say. We're waiting on the teachers to complete a

Child Study to see if they think they need to add on 1 on 1 S.T. &

O.T. Of course I think they do, but that's another " we'll see " .

We're also waiting on our insurance company to let us know if they

will cover private S.T. & O.T. Sky was getting 1 hour of S.T. & O.T.

a week from the 0-3 program. That wasn't nearly enough, but we

couldn't get them to give us any more. As for your question about

mainstreaming or special ed I feel like it's a personal decision. I

know it's hard, but know one knows your child like you do & just go

with your gut instinct.

Wendie

> Hi everyone,

>

> I want to introduce myself, I'm Judith and I have a 5yr old NT

> daughter, a 2yr 10mo daughter with an autism dx, and a 9 week old

> son.

> This is so valuable for me as with my oldest d's kindergarten drop

> off and pickup, my other d's 10 hours of various therapies, and

> nursing my newborn, I have yet to be able to take advantage of any

> of the support groups and private therapy we have been offered. I

> have a million questions!

> Naomi is currently getting 2hrs of clinic based speech, 2 hrs of

> clinic based floor time, 2 hrs of ot/si clinic based therapy and 2

x

> per week early intervention mommy and me. She began therapy 4

months

> ago and we have seen amazing progress. From a 200 word non

> pragmatic language to 3-5 word sentences used pragmatically (Mostly

> I want/I need/I like language and some descriptive language

> especially with her dolls and toys) Her intelligebility has become

> an issue, however since she now speaks mostly in sentences. Also,

> she has begun some following directions at home and in public, as

> well as approaching other children for play. In addition to

therapy,

> my husband and I have really been trying to keep her engaged every

> waking moment (yes, we are going nuts)

> The preschool where we did our NT Mommy and Mesince she was 9 mo

old

> very much wants her to continue there with a shadow, but we feel

> with her current social skills (going up to children and saying Hi

> so and so, what's the matter, how ya doin', are you okay? What's

the

> matter, etc)and her very spotty ability to follow directions, she's

> going to end up with lower self-esteem from being the child who's

> constantly corrected. Also, we want her to have the experience of

> learning in a group successfully first. We have found a private

> preschool that is amazing. Mostly mild and high functioning, but

> ranging from pre-verbal to totally verbal. It integrates speech,

ot,

> sensory integration, floor time, discreet trial, and social skills

> with a typical preschool day of circle time, music, art, etc. They

> have 2 hours a day of " work " time where there individual needs are

> addressed and they do their floor time and/or discreet trial with a

> specialist. ( I live in Los Angeles by the way, and I wonder are

> there such schools elsewhere, too or are school district schools

the

> only option?) Our IEP is October 3rd, and we expect a big fight

> because the school is very expensive. I will be touring the LAUSD

> special needs schools soon, but we are wary that they are only 2

> hours a day, and she will be forced back into the car the rest of

> the day for other therapies.

> I wanted to ask the adult autistic women if they think it's wrong

to

> choose and autistic only enviornment first? Our reasoning is we

want

> her to see herself as successful first, and not feel intimidated in

> answering questions at circle time, and participating in general.

In

> the NT enviorment she will be the only one with a shadow and the

> only one screaming to avoid non-self directed activities like clean-

> up etc. The special school offers lots of social skills and

> facilitated playdates with the other autistic kids. She also has an

> NT sister and 11NT cousins she sees almost weekly for modeling. I

> really need everyone's opinion as people seem so intent on

> mainstream. I want her to mainstream but also to feel good about

> herself and her skills.

> I am sorry this is so long, and I hope I haven't violated any

> participation rules.

> Thanks,

> Judith

[Guest guest]

Hi Judith

Welcome to our group. My name is Tracey and we have two daughters, Coral age 13

(nt) and Skylar, almost 11 and autistic. Sky was diagnosed at the age of 3.

She is in a regular grade 6 classroom with a full time E.A.. This is a GREAT

group of individuals. They are full of ideas, resources and support. I am sure

you will be glad you joined. I look forward to hearing more about you and your

family.

Tracey

introduction

Hi everyone,

I want to introduce myself, I'm Judith and I have a 5yr old NT

daughter, a 2yr 10mo daughter with an autism dx, and a 9 week old

son.

This is so valuable for me as with my oldest d's kindergarten drop

off and pickup, my other d's 10 hours of various therapies, and

nursing my newborn, I have yet to be able to take advantage of any

of the support groups and private therapy we have been offered. I

have a million questions!

Naomi is currently getting 2hrs of clinic based speech, 2 hrs of

clinic based floor time, 2 hrs of ot/si clinic based therapy and 2 x

per week early intervention mommy and me. She began therapy 4 months

ago and we have seen amazing progress. From a 200 word non

pragmatic language to 3-5 word sentences used pragmatically (Mostly

I want/I need/I like language and some descriptive language

especially with her dolls and toys) Her intelligebility has become

an issue, however since she now speaks mostly in sentences. Also,

she has begun some following directions at home and in public, as

well as approaching other children for play. In addition to therapy,

my husband and I have really been trying to keep her engaged every

waking moment (yes, we are going nuts)

The preschool where we did our NT Mommy and Mesince she was 9 mo old

very much wants her to continue there with a shadow, but we feel

with her current social skills (going up to children and saying Hi

so and so, what's the matter, how ya doin', are you okay? What's the

matter, etc)and her very spotty ability to follow directions, she's

going to end up with lower self-esteem from being the child who's

constantly corrected. Also, we want her to have the experience of

learning in a group successfully first. We have found a private

preschool that is amazing. Mostly mild and high functioning, but

ranging from pre-verbal to totally verbal. It integrates speech, ot,

sensory integration, floor time, discreet trial, and social skills

with a typical preschool day of circle time, music, art, etc. They

have 2 hours a day of " work " time where there individual needs are

addressed and they do their floor time and/or discreet trial with a

specialist. ( I live in Los Angeles by the way, and I wonder are

there such schools elsewhere, too or are school district schools the

only option?) Our IEP is October 3rd, and we expect a big fight

because the school is very expensive. I will be touring the LAUSD

special needs schools soon, but we are wary that they are only 2

hours a day, and she will be forced back into the car the rest of

the day for other therapies.

I wanted to ask the adult autistic women if they think it's wrong to

choose and autistic only enviornment first? Our reasoning is we want

her to see herself as successful first, and not feel intimidated in

answering questions at circle time, and participating in general. In

the NT enviorment she will be the only one with a shadow and the

only one screaming to avoid non-self directed activities like clean-

up etc. The special school offers lots of social skills and

facilitated playdates with the other autistic kids. She also has an

NT sister and 11NT cousins she sees almost weekly for modeling. I

really need everyone's opinion as people seem so intent on

mainstream. I want her to mainstream but also to feel good about

herself and her skills.

I am sorry this is so long, and I hope I haven't violated any

participation rules.

Thanks,

Judith

[Guest guest]

This all depends on the state and area. Some states areas have

services while others do not. I dont care if you have a diagnosis here or

not if your not on medicaid forget it!!!!

-- Re: Re: introduction

Wendie-

Aren't there regional centers in every city that give

you whatever services you ask for (provided you have a

dx?) Do they give Sky Floor time or Discrete Trial?

Also, how is her speech going?

--- wendiehorack wrote:

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Welcome Casi, I love your email address. My name is Donna Kimick, I am in private practice in Long Island NY. I do not nor ever did work in a hospital. I am not an RN either. I have been certified for almost 4 years now. My advice to you is to keep an open mind and think of every person as a potential contact.

Some Lc's like to go into the doctors offices - it really depends on the office, I really didn't have much luck with that -Drs are busy they do not always have the time to talk to you. I found going to Babies R Us and doing free seminars to be the best.(even for lamaze or child birth classes). And not only to meet moms but I made my best contact there - a new pediatrician opening up his own solo practice and he now sends me all of his breastfeeding babies. He then gave my name to a lamaze instructor as well. I also met with some doulas and have them in my network.

You should find a local ILCA chapter as well and join and get involved. I became involved over four years ago and amazingly I am now the president of our chapter. I have been so blessed to have met with so many wonderful people that are involved in our lactation community. Also, sending doctors reports to both ped and Ob is very important. If you think a mom needs a prescription or further assistance or you have a concern - call the doctor personally. Have confidence in yourself - it gets easier the more you do it.

Good luck and remember - if you love what you do - you will do a great job.

I have three children as well - 17, 13 boys and 8 girl

Donna

Donna B. Kimick, IBCLC, RLC

President of LILCA

Lakeshore Lactation

www.LILCA.ORG

Hello,My name is Casi Leahy. I am a lactation consultant practicing inMonmouth County, NJ. I began my career in Maternal/Child services asa Labor & Delivery Room Nurse, I have taught Childbirth and PrenatalEducation Classes, and I currently work part-time as a LactationConsultant in a local hospital. Recently I decided to open my ownconsulting business and for now I fear it may be more of an expensivehobby, but I want to do my best and I am open for suggestions. I amhoping I can gain some pearls of wisdom from other consultants who arein private practice. I am a mother to 3 wonderful boys (age 10, 9, 6). Thank you forallowing me to join your group; I look forward to good discussions.CasiCassandra P. LeahyBA, RN, MSN, LCCE, IBCLC

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[Guest guest]

Hi Casi,I'm an LC in Monmouth County too. Welcome! It's great to know of more local LCs. I love to have back-up because I work 25 hours a week at a hospital in NYC, so I sometimes have too much going on to do many home visits.

Feel free to email me. Best,

Hi Welcome Casi, I love your email address. My name is Donna Kimick, I am in private practice in Long Island NY. I do not nor ever did work in a hospital. I am not an RN either. I have been certified for almost 4 years now. My advice to you is to keep an open mind and think of every person as a potential contact.

Some Lc's like to go into the doctors offices - it really depends on the office, I really didn't have much luck with that -Drs are busy they do not always have the time to talk to you. I found going to Babies R Us and doing free seminars to be the best.(even for lamaze or child birth classes). And not only to meet moms but I made my best contact there - a new pediatrician opening up his own solo practice and he now sends me all of his breastfeeding babies. He then gave my name to a lamaze instructor as well. I also met with some doulas and have them in my network.

You should find a local ILCA chapter as well and join and get involved. I became involved over four years ago and amazingly I am now the president of our chapter. I have been so blessed to have met with so many wonderful people that are involved in our lactation community. Also, sending doctors reports to both ped and Ob is very important. If you think a mom needs a prescription or further assistance or you have a concern - call the doctor personally. Have confidence in yourself - it gets easier the more you do it.

Good luck and remember - if you love what you do - you will do a great job.

I have three children as well - 17, 13 boys and 8 girl

Donna

Donna B. Kimick, IBCLC, RLC

President of LILCA

Lakeshore Lactation

www.LILCA.ORG

Hello,My name is Casi Leahy. I am a lactation consultant practicing inMonmouth County, NJ. I began my career in Maternal/Child services asa Labor & Delivery Room Nurse, I have taught Childbirth and Prenatal

Education Classes, and I currently work part-time as a LactationConsultant in a local hospital. Recently I decided to open my ownconsulting business and for now I fear it may be more of an expensivehobby, but I want to do my best and I am open for suggestions. I am

hoping I can gain some pearls of wisdom from other consultants who arein private practice. I am a mother to 3 wonderful boys (age 10, 9, 6). Thank you forallowing me to join your group; I look forward to good discussions.

CasiCassandra P. LeahyBA, RN, MSN, LCCE, IBCLC

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-- Levine, Lactation Consultant, BFA, RLC, IBCLCDon't think of it as a mother's right to breastfeed - think of it as a baby's right to eat!http://rachismom.googlepages.com/

[Guest guest]

Welcome and good luck.

's " The Lactation Consultant in Private Practice: The ABCs " is a

useful, practical book for your new adventure. I heard talk of a new edition

coming out -- anyone know anything about that?

I second the comment about sending useful reports to doctors. I probably spend

waay too much time doing them, which wouldn't be practical if I was doing a huge

volume of consults. (I am getting faster now as I hone how I want to say

things, and can re-use a lot of verbiage, as situations tend to repeat.) Since

I send a copy to the mother, who will read it a *lot* more carefully than the

doctor, I try to present things in a positive way -- e.g. not that the baby is

" weak " but " still gaining strength, " not that milk production is " inadequate "

but " not yet in balance with the baby's needs. "

But anyway I think the reports may have helped me get several referrals now from

doctors, which is heartening.

And I second the suggestion to find a local ILCA chapter, LC group and

conferences, so you can meet up with other LCs. Private practice can be lonely,

and with the body of LC knowledge so new and fluid, it's always a relief to be

able to talk over puzzling cases.

Good luck.

Margaret Wills, land (but formerly of New Jersey)

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

My name is Lou Moramarco and I am new

to this list and to the IBCLC accreditation. Lactation has been a

household word for me for 18 years, after the birth of my first. I was a

breastfed baby of the fifty’s and I wasn’t about to let the

continuum end there. I had early breastfeeding issues with my son and my

mom had passed long before I had him, which brought me to La Leche

League. With the birth of my daughter 15 years ago I became a LLLLeader

as well as a Bradley Childbirth Instructor, and have been practicing both ever

since. In 1998 I had my third baby, a little sister, and I can’t

believe she will be eleven on January 11th. I live in Holmdel, NJ

with my husband of 25 years.

I am very excited about this list, from

what I have read so far it is going to be an amazing resource for me and I hope

to also contribute some value from time to time. Perfect timing too, as I

was working with a mom with painful cracked nipples last week and I passed

along a few of the suggestions from this group.

I’m sure every year when new people

come on the questions repeat themselves so I will try to do some research on my

questions before I post them to this list.

I guess one big question is…are

there many in my area and do you get together at all?

Lou Moramarco, IBCLC