Laura, thanks for this installment. I am sad that you and Ian didn't get early intervention, but I'm glad that you're now at least beginning to see fruits of the effort you expended.
One read of missing early intervention is that people fell into the reluctant-to-label trap. To the extent that was true in Ian's case, it's very valuable to educate parents, educators, public-policy folks, physcians, and others that identifying kids who need help, even if that requires providing a label, is not a horrible thing to do.
That's one of the reasons I am so very glad that you are posting these notes: You are helping inform others about the need for high-quality special education services. Bravo!
Laura, thanks for this installment. I am sad that you and Ian didn't get early intervention, but I'm glad that you're now at least beginning to see fruits of the effort you expended.
One read of missing early intervention is that people fell into the reluctant-to-label trap. To the extent that was true in Ian's case, it's very valuable to educate parents, educators, public-policy folks, physcians, and others that identifying kids who need help, even if that requires providing a label, is not a horrible thing to do.
That's one of the reasons I am so very glad that you are posting these notes: You are helping inform others about the need for high-quality special education services. Bravo!