https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:24:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909901 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:30:41 +0000 JJ2626 2909901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! That’s such great news. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909898 Mon, 10 Feb 2020 13:04:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 2909898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909691 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:41:16 +0000 MrsADS 2909691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Amazing!!!<br /> My 20 month old is still trucking along in PT, he's been going since about 6 months. EI is amazing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909645 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:46:10 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2909645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Awesome news! Congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909631 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 21:40:39 +0000 Purpledaisy 2909631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So awesome! Congrats! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909584 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:01:44 +0000 karenbme 2909584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations, Mama! Great job getting him to where he is! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909571 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 08:15:10 +0000 Mrs. Starfish 2909571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's so awesome!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909568 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:28:08 +0000 erinbaderin 2909568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Woohoo! Way to go, buddy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909564 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:51:22 +0000 jhd 2909564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: such amazing news!!!! congrats!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909563 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:19:28 +0000 ALV91711 2909563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! That is exciting news. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909560 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:25:00 +0000 crazydoglady 2909560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>WOOHOO!!! So happy for you guys! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909559 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 22:04:35 +0000 Mama Bird 2909559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909555 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:32:06 +0000 nwm 2909555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That must have been a lot of hard work on your part also--way to go you guys!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909551 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:08:29 +0000 bhbee 2909551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is amazing! Go little boy go! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909549 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:03:53 +0000 LadyDi 2909549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yay! Congratulations! What a strong little man! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909548 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 21:02:39 +0000 MoonMoon 2909548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What an awesome milestone! Congratulations! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dismissed-from-physical-therapy#post-2909547 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:41:34 +0000 Ms. RV 2909547@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 has been in EI PT basically since he came home from the hospital. He didn't roll over until he was 11 months old, but was walking by 18.5 months and now at 20 months has been completely dismissed.</p> <p>I am just so proud of him. Unless you see the scars on his chest and belly, you'd never know he had major heart surgery at 5 days old and a g-tube placed at 7 weeks old. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ei-success-stories#post-2886783 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:31:46 +0000 jhd 2886783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: What an awesome update!!!! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ei-success-stories#post-2886780 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:20:05 +0000 nwm 2886780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms. RV: woohoo! that's so great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ei-success-stories#post-2886771 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:52:16 +0000 Ms. RV 2886771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have an EI success story!! Four weeks ago DS could barely get food to his mouth and would gag on anything other than liquids and purees. After just four OT sessions, he has caught up 95% to where he should be for his age. His therapist said in her 12 years of doing EI OT she has never seen someone progress so quickly.</p> <p>He has also started rolling, transitioning from tummy to sitting, and crawling all within a week a couple weeks ago. Still behind on the gross motor side but unbelievable progress in such a short time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2886146 Fri, 31 May 2019 09:24:32 +0000 cam 2886146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A couple things I remember from our early speech therapy (which was more about teaching us as parents how to encourage speech and not much child-therapist interaction) :<br /> -holding items close to my mouth to encourage him to look at my mouth when I was speaking<br /> -creating games where a word or sound was needed for the fun part to happen. My son liked cars a lot so for example putting a car at the top of the ramp and me saying 1,2,3 go and then let it go. I would do it a few times and then next time just do 1,2,3 and look at him to try the 'go' so that I can let the car go down. Anything that has an easy verbal pattern like that.<br /> -giving simple choices and encouraging verbalizing answers instead of pointing (or along with pointing)<br /> -lots of repetition </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2886113 Thu, 30 May 2019 18:10:27 +0000 cyoung 2886113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was something I found and my speech therapist now used this list to give to parents. Here are toys and stuff to help promote communication and cognitive skill.</p> <p>[attach=9403/19/pscb1f.292x600.Resized_Screenshot_20190503-130009_Reddit.jpeg] </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2886112 Thu, 30 May 2019 17:52:27 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2886112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E was evaluated today by our EI team and they don't think she qualifies at the moment. I feel reassured since they gave us some things to work on and ideas to help her communicate better. She is also in their system and I have a contact if she doesn't make progress over the next few months. I am still glad I called.<br /> Does anyone have any great tips for at home speech activities or things your kids really responded to? Even though we don't qualify for formal speech therapy I would like to try some stuff out at home to help her out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2884116 Sat, 11 May 2019 16:29:55 +0000 Shantuck 2884116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a nagging feeling our daughter was behind at 18 months but waited until her two year appointment to get a referral since she was saying close to the bare minimum number of words. She’s now 2.5 and I honestly don’t know how much it is helping but it can’t hurt and ours is heavily subsidized by our state and partially covered by insurance so there is really no downside. It can only help. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2884115 Sat, 11 May 2019 16:03:56 +0000 Elizabear 2884115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would seek both private and EI. A child has to be very delayed to qualify for EI but that doesn't mean that a child doesn't have a need for a service. As a public school teacher, I don't think all parents realize that just because a child doesn't meet the criteria for EI does not mean there isn't a need just not a big enough need to qualify for public services. The most important part in services if the provider teaching you how to be a daily provider for your child. Good luck and be the squeaky wheel that gets the grease! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2884061 Fri, 10 May 2019 17:10:12 +0000 hellobeeboston 2884061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snarkybiochemist: I think it’s good you called! Your LO may not even qualify, you’ll have to see. </p> <p>I called for my son when he was 18 months. He barely had any words, but his receptive language was excellent and he was successful in communicating in his own way. EI was great for him, I was so glad we did it. Takes a while to get it all lined up too so good to put in the call. He got in a solid year of speech therapy, and it was fun for him! We did have one therapist who was a bit of an alarmist and was constantly worrying us about him, but I feel like we just set him on the right path sooner rather than later 😄 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2884030 Fri, 10 May 2019 13:08:35 +0000 snarkybiochemist 2884030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Called today to get the process started, the coordinator wasn't in and will be calling me back on Monday. I have no idea on the wait time in our area and if E has some kind of explosion while we wait then fine, but I dont want to count on her just magically learning to talk. Thank you all for encouraging me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2884015 Fri, 10 May 2019 12:11:40 +0000 PurplePeony 2884015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My friend is going through the EI process for her child’s speech delay and it took about 4 months from getting the pediatrician referral to actually have their evaluation appointment. After that, it was about another month to get on the therapists’ schedules. I don’t know if the wait times are as long where you are, but it’s probably good to find out. Unfortunately for my friend, because it took so long to actually start receiving the services, her child is going to age out of some of them after only about 6 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2883943 Thu, 09 May 2019 22:10:16 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2883943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would call. T (our first foster baby, who went home to his mom) had maybe 2-3 very unclear words at 18 months. We were concerned, but it was early and he was going to transition home and no one wanted to get the process started mid transition. We didn't push hard enough, and it took quite a long time for his mom to get him into head start after he went home. He did NOT have an explosion, and while his receptive language was great, his expressive language is still very delayed and he is almost impossible to understand, still, at 3y9m. He qualified as soon as he started school around his 3rd birthday, and has been in speech ever since, but he is way behind. If you're concerned, I'd get the ball rolling now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/feeling-conflicted-about-ei-for-speech#post-2883942 Thu, 09 May 2019 21:11:55 +0000 Nonimouse 2883942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in a similar spot. I started the process when my son was 18 months old. He had maybe 3 words and not much babbling. At the screening (done at a non profit affiliated with the state), they tested for cognitive, fine and gross motor, receptive and expressive speech. He was fine for everything except expressive speech, where he tested at an 8 month level. </p> <p>He does speech therapy once a week, she comes to our house and is mostly teaching us how to work with him. After 3 sessions, he's gained 3 more words. Maybe he would have progressed with out it, but for me it's worth it. I'd rather try to address it now, while its not as big a deal, then when he's older and it's more noticeable that he's not talking. </p>