Re: How do you find a home therapist?/ Why don't more doctors/therapist understand the gut brain connection?

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Thank you. I will look into trying to find a therapist that could come to the

home. This may work. Ki KI shuts down even when we take her to grandpa's and

Na Na's house....she is just now learning how to tolerate the grocery store!

Therapists think that the " clinical " setting should work for everyone....I tell

you home therapy sounds like a good idea. Does anyone know how you find this?

Antoinette (DAY 18 Entire family SCD)

RE: Why don't more doctors/therapist understand the gut

brain connection?

It really sounds like you need to find a different therapist.

First, you say they seem to be negative toward your family and putting

the blame on the parents, second, they don't know how to engage your

child. Do you have any other options? Your daughter is so young, can you

find a therapist that will come to your home?

Both my boys had speech and the oldest had OT. I can't imagine there was

ever a time that they didn't like it. It was fun and they played! That's

how the therapists engaged them, working on their goals as they played.

In the beginning, they didn't challenge them much, then as they got more

comfortable, they therapists pushed them more to do what they weren't to

thrilled to be doing.

If you don't have any other options, IMHO no therapy is better than bad

therapy. I'd take a break, get some books that can guide you on what to

do at home and try again in 6 months or so.

With my non-ASD son who did not talk until 2, we did some basic signs to

get him to communicate better. It is supposed to help lead to verbal

communication. The sign for " more " was a requirement, or he didn't get

what he wanted more of. Even if he was nursing, if he stopped and went

to nurse again, I'd say " more " with the sign and hand over hand would do

it with him until he did it himself. It was so darn cute when he would

look up at me and do it on his own, it became a bit of a game. Speech

came right after.

Becky

Mom to Noah (6,HFA)and (3,NT)

SCD 6 days

> Both kids need speach therapy/possible occupational therapy...yet

> how do you guys get a child to participate (KiKi)in therapy when

> they just close up/and LITERALY shut down with strangers??????She

> crawls into herself...and WILL NOT LEAVE MY LAP...and if you make

> her...she falls to the floor and literaly " wills " herself to sleep

> after screaming in terror! When she was evaluated last time...it did

> not work at all...

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> Thank you. I will look into trying to find a therapist that could

come to the home. This may work. Ki KI shuts down even when we take

her to grandpa's and Na Na's house....she is just now learning how to

tolerate the grocery store! Therapists think that the " clinical "

setting should work for everyone....I tell you home therapy sounds

like a good idea. Does anyone know how you find this?

>

> Antoinette (DAY 18 Entire family SCD)

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> Antoinette,

didn't you say you live in CO. CO has an early intervention

program. These are usually all home based programs and free or

inexpensive. The links that I found are

http://www.coloradofoundation.org/template.asp?intPageId=105

http://www.cde.state.co.us/earlychildhoodconnections/pdf/state_plan200

4.pdf

it is hard, but worth it. Good luck. A good therapist knows it

takes time to build a repoir. Keep looking for the right one if you

need to.

Good luck

Colby

DD, DH, self, SCD 9 days