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sheri richardson <sheririchardson1@...> wrote: hi i am new here

and i am wondering if you are having insurance problems couldn't you apply for

ssi? my son was approved and I am low income so his therapy is paid for thru

medicaid is this an option for you? just a suggestion. my son is 3 years old and

i had approval for him in just under 2 months. now i wont have to worry about

his medical bills. his name is xander he doesnt say much yet but he is learning

to sign along with his speech therapy.btw I just mentioned to the doc 6 months

ago that he wasnt talking and right away he sent me to see a spt and I dont live

in a big city I live in Pueblo colorado it just seems that I was given the

appropriate resource. There are people here that will come to your home if you

get a refferal but I dont know how it works everywhere else. I also have him

enrolled now in 3 year old pre school but I do know the only reason he qualifies

is because of his disability. So now he

gets school support and individual therapy. maybe this could be

a resource for you? sheri

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hi kristy- is there a social worker at the speech clinic you attend- there

are some waivers that cover healthcare costs regardless of your income although

you do have to apply and get refused by ssi so you can show the state you

have been turned down and then medicaid covers it. it isnt necessarily based on

your income- your income is based on medicare alone though- the laws maybe

different in your state, i live in iowa- i know you were not writing to me so

forgive me for butting in here-i know how difficult it is to pay for speech

services- can you get some homework from the person doing speech now? our slp

was using the kaufman praxis treatment kit so i invested a couple hundred

dollars and bought them- i know it is a lot of money but when you are paying

atleast 100 an hour for an slp and take into consideration that is only 2 hours

of therapy and i could do endless therapy at home in adjacent to the therapy

already being done i think it was a real bargain. My son is 74% INTELLIGIBLE

AND I HAVE ARRANGED in home services also. There must be a resourceful social

worker who can help you find out what programs are available- the united way

may be able to help you also- they sometimes supplement therapy- they also

helped us. It is very hard to get social security as the income levels are so

low and there are a lot of people stuck in the middle like you are- you're

not alone and although i know nothing about your childs speech i do know that

if she qualifies for more therapy there are some programs available-dont give

up- charlotte henry