Looking for my soapbox

We've been in Chicago for three months. Annie still doesn't have physical therapy. She has an amazing speech/physical therapist but she sees her for 60% of the time that she had in New York. In the meantime, we notice that Annie's tongue is lolling out more and more.

The most progress we've made is an offer to have her re-evaluated for services to see if she even needs them anymore. I take that to mean give us a chance to 'evaluate' her and take away your prior approval. Um, no thanks.

I have come to believe that it is the state of Illinois who has the true developmental delay. Not serving young children whose minds and bodies are rapidly developing creates greater costs down the road. Early Intervention is appropriately named; by intervening early and aggressively you, the state, are saving yourself a chunk of change down the road. I also have got to believe that there are people graduating from the many fine universities in the state who could be employed by the EI network. Are folks tapping into this? How about forgiving a few student loans if students work for EI for a few years? Do university career offices even know about EI?

These are just some random and spontaneous ideas. I'm sure there is another side to the argument but somebody needs to serve these children. All they want to do it grow.

Thanks for letting me climb on to that soap box for a minute. Any more soap boxes out there? I'm happy to come for a visit!

On another note, thanks for those of you I know and don't know for your thoughts and support. It always helps especially during these times of frustration.

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