Re: Re: Early Intervention

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16 1/2 weeks to go . .

hang in there, tiger!

we HAFTA keep u in good health! u r our national resource! lol!

jack

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FYI, sound localization is a skill best taught by an audiologist and not a

speech therapist. This will come as a surprise to lots of people (as it did

initially to me) who generally think that audiologists just run hearing

tests and fit hearing aids.

Thanks again Sheri, I will ask our audiologist about this when we meet for 's exam on March 6th. Your knowledgeable advise is so invaluable to us!

Autumn,

From what I understand Early Intervention is funded through the State. I was told that they can provide services until the age of 3. Anything after this is done through the school district. I contacted 's hearing and speech center and requested a speech evaluation. They said that they don't evaluate kids his age and that they are typically referred to Early Intervention. They then gave me a # to contact them. Within 2 days I got a call back and an appointment 3 days later. Better than I expected! What State are you in?

Jeannie

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> Early Intervention is funded through the State

Correct, this is the equivalent of an IEP for children who are not yet old enough for school. At age 3, a "transition IEP" evaluation is done if the services need to continue past age 3, and then the services are provided by the district (even if the child is not yet attending school). Here are a bunch of potentially useful early intervention links

http://www.listen-up.org/htm3/early-intervention.htm

We lived in Canada until Patty was 3, so I have no personal experience with EI in the US. But a government department is a government department so if you can tell me what state you are in, I can help you navigate the minefield of red tape if you are stuck.

Sheri

-----Original Message-----From: Jean11375@... Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:38 PMTo: AtresiaMicrotia Subject: Re: Re: Early Intervention

FYI, sound localization is a skill best taught by an audiologist and not aspeech therapist. This will come as a surprise to lots of people (as it didinitially to me) who generally think that audiologists just run hearingtests and fit hearing aids.Thanks again Sheri, I will ask our audiologist about this when we meet for 's exam on March 6th. Your knowledgeable advise is so invaluable to us!Autumn, From what I understand Early Intervention is funded through the State. I was told that they can provide services until the age of 3. Anything after this is done through the school district. I contacted 's hearing and speech center and requested a speech evaluation. They said that they don't evaluate kids his age and that they are typically referred to Early Intervention. They then gave me a # to contact them. Within 2 days I got a call back and an appointment 3 days later. Better than I expected! What State are you in? Jeannie

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> One funny modification is putting tennis balls with Xs cut into them into

> the legs of chairs.

We did this in 's class. It worked well (I actually cut L's in the

balls, they were easier to cut than X's, and worked just as well).

We also made a second modification to his class. His room has about 7 or 8

tables, with chairs around them. The tennis balls helped the noise of the

chairs sliding in the floor, however, the chairs legs still hit the legs of

the tables. We added some foam padding on the table legs. The foam we used

was the same stuff used to insulate the pipes from your hot water tank.

Cheap, and available at most home improvement stores.

Steve

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> FYI, sound localization is a skill best taught by an audiologist and not a

> speech therapist. This will come as a surprise to lots of people

> (as it did

> initially to me) who generally think that audiologists just run hearing

> tests and fit hearing aids.

What exactly do you mean by sound localization? There are definately things

you can do, such as scanning a room with your eyes, to locate a sound. And

I am sure these tricks can be taught.

Or are ytou refering to sound-localization using just your ears? I know you

can't do this with unilateral hearing. If you have bilateral hearing at

birth, then sound localization develops normally, and nothing needs to be

taught. I suppose being born with unilateral, and then acheiving bilateral

hearing later in life could pose a bit of a problem. Your brain wouldn't

necessarily be geared for sound localization. I suppose certain exercises

would help this along...

As for the speech therapists, here in Canada (and I assume in the US as

well) the full title for a " Speech Therapist " is Speech and Language

Pathologist (SLP). I think anyone can call themselves a Speech Therapist,

but only people who have the training and are licensed can call themselves

an SLP (again, at least in Canada). My wife () is an SLP, and I know

her training is geared towards communication, through speech and other forms

of language (ASL, Word boards etc). She is also trained for speech

corrections (accent reduction etc.) I don't know about the sound

localization, but I will ask her. It is something I haven't thought about

" teaching " to someone before.

Steve

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<< From what I understand Early Intervention is funded through the State. I

was

told that they can provide services until the age of 3. Anything after this

is done through the school district. I contacted 's hearing and speech

center and requested a speech evaluation. They said that they don't evaluate

kids his age and that they are typically referred to Early Intervention.

They then gave me a # to contact them. Within 2 days I got a call back and

an appointment 3 days later. Better than I expected! What State are you in?

>>

I'm in California. Our Early Intervention is handle through the school

system, but I'm sure it is probably state funded.

They really seem put off by even having to evaluate him. I feel like they

are doing it to get me off their back. She has assured me over the phone he

will not qualify, but how can she be so sure without even seeing him at all??

My appt. is not till Mar 14, I'll let you know how it goes.

Autumn

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> > FYI, sound localization is a skill best taught by an

> audiologist and not a

> > speech therapist. This will come as a surprise to lots of people

> > (as it did

> > initially to me) who generally think that audiologists just run hearing

> > tests and fit hearing aids.

I talked to last night about this, and she confirmed what you have

said. She told me SLP's don't really get involved with this sort of thing,

although they would have the knowledge for it. Audiologists definately have

the training for this, as do teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing. She

told me most likely it would be a teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing

that would do this sort of thing. How likely an audiologist is to do it,

depends on the clinic, and how they are focused. Some Audiologist

clinic's/offices are geared simply for hearing tests, and hearing aid

fitting. Others are a lot more involved and could help out in this sort of

thing.

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I would request the state's criteria for meeting or not meeting the qualifications...so you can see it for yourself. Also...see if there is a parent organization out there called PACER. That is usually found in the big cities, and they advocate/fight for the rights of kids for parents who request their help.

Re: Re: Early Intervention

<< From what I understand Early Intervention is funded through the State. I was told that they can provide services until the age of 3. Anything after this is done through the school district. I contacted 's hearing and speech center and requested a speech evaluation. They said that they don't evaluate kids his age and that they are typically referred to Early Intervention. They then gave me a # to contact them. Within 2 days I got a call back and an appointment 3 days later. Better than I expected! What State are you in? >>I'm in California. Our Early Intervention is handle through the school system, but I'm sure it is probably state funded.They really seem put off by even having to evaluate him. I feel like they are doing it to get me off their back. She has assured me over the phone he will not qualify, but how can she be so sure without even seeing him at all??My appt. is not till Mar 14, I'll let you know how it goes.Autumn