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How often does your child have EI?
Jinsy80
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Just wondering what the norm is (if anyway). DD2 sees a teacher, PT, and now an OT each once a week.
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Re: How often does your child have EI?
For us it has depended on the state. The below does not count for private therapies that we also did (all those therapies - ST, OT, FT, PT - were once per week for 45min with FT/ST private therapy in IA being alternating weeks)
KS: ST - every other week (coupled with feeding therapy/was more feeding therapy); OT - every other week; PT - every week. Each appointment was 40-60min long.
IA: ST - once per month (felt this was useless); OT - every other week; PT - every week. Each appointment was 40-60min long
TN: ST - 2x/week; OT - 2x/week; FT (feeding) - 2x/week; PT - 2x/week. These therapies are done in an outpatient type facility but is through EI. These appointments are each 30min long - so DS2 has eight 30min appointments every week. He also has a developmental therapist (don't remember the title but she works on a little of everything) for 40-60min once per week and she comes to the house/goes to the daycare provider. She is also through EI.
Our schedule with ds was (I'm only counting contact time with EI)
0-19 mo. EIS 1 hr. 1x/mo
20-24 mo. ST 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, EIS 1 hr. 2x/mo
25-26 mo. ST 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, OT 3/4 hr. 2x/mo. EIS 1 hr. 2x/mo.
27-30 mo. ST 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, OT 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, playgroup 1.5 hrs. 1x/wk, floor time 1.5 hrs. 2x/mo
31-36 mo. ST 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, OT 3/4 hr. 1x/wk, classroom 2.5 hrs. 2x/wk, floor time 1.5 hrs. 2x/mo
Prior to getting the PDD-NOS dx, DS was receiving Speech 2x/week and Special Instruction 2x/week. After the dx, his services became center and home based so he now gets ABA, Speech and Special Instruction 5x a week. Total therapy hours per week - 20.
Not only does it vary by state, but also school district. My son has been fortunate:
20 months-2 years: classroom based 6 hours per week, 2 hrs of home based every other week (ST//teacher/social worker)
2 years-3 years: classroom based 10 hours per week (ST, OT, teacher)
3 ys-4yrs: classroom based 15 hours per week (ST, OT, teacher)
Next year (transition year before kindy) he'll be 15 hrs per week but part of that will be integrated with the school district's mainstream pre-K program, with an aide.
I talked to a SLP in a very small town in our state who said a kid with autism would be lucky to get 15 minutes per week of SLP- she is stretched so thin.
My son has apraxia of speech and mild sensory processing disorder.
Initially he was doing ST twice a week. Since he's made a ton of progress now he only goes once a week. He has OT at the same time as ST to make the most out of his sessions.
DS has speech delays and mild sensory issues. When evaluated initially, he showed cognitive and social emotional delays but he has neither (upon re-eval and from seeing a developmental pedi). But based on the initial eval, he started with two hours of DI (with a special ed teacher) and one hour of ST.
In late January we added one hour of OT to address his sensory issues and PT twice a month for his gross motor delays. So a total of 4 hours most weeks with 5 hours every other week. He probably gets more than he "needs" particularly with the DI, but I don't want to rock the boat. He's done SO well and our cost share is quite low, so I'm leaving it be. Though I often feel guilty knowing that DS gets so many services for his developmental delays and some kids with ASD or SPD get less.
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My sons have autism .They get 18 hours a week each of therapy.
EI (Birth to 3) provides:
1 hour each OT
2 hours with a BCBA for ABA therapy
2 hours each speech
3 hours each Special ed teacher
Then they get 10 hours each a week of private ABA therapy at a center that has a daycare attached where they attend circle time and snack with typical children as a part of their therapy.