Comments on: Cash Cow http://sommer.cronck.com/2009/05/27/cash-cow/ The ramblings of a mom of three. Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tammy Alejandre http://sommer.cronck.com/2009/05/27/cash-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-2726 Tammy Alejandre Sat, 30 May 2009 02:36:53 +0000 http://sommer.cronck.com/?p=877#comment-2726 Whatcom Center for Early Learning is excellent, but you'll probably face a long waiting list like we did when Joaquin was in the birth to three program. Julie Johnson is an excellent resource there (if you talk to her, tell her I said hi). You could get a speech and OT home visits for free, plus a structured play group with a certified special education teacher once each week (their therapist are awesome, too). Even though we had all of that, I still doubled up and got Joaquin into private therapy, as well (Connections and Susan McNutt's NDT/SI Therapy). I know what you mean about the cost of all of that. Our insurance is totally screwy right now. I need to take a day off from work just to figure it out. There really ought to be more *free* services for early intervention. It's so important. No cows here... I think we could use a herd between the two of us. :) Whatcom Center for Early Learning is excellent, but you’ll probably face a long waiting list like we did when Joaquin was in the birth to three program. Julie Johnson is an excellent resource there (if you talk to her, tell her I said hi). You could get a speech and OT home visits for free, plus a structured play group with a certified special education teacher once each week (their therapist are awesome, too). Even though we had all of that, I still doubled up and got Joaquin into private therapy, as well (Connections and Susan McNutt’s NDT/SI Therapy).

I know what you mean about the cost of all of that. Our insurance is totally screwy right now. I need to take a day off from work just to figure it out. There really ought to be more *free* services for early intervention. It’s so important.

No cows here… I think we could use a herd between the two of us. :)

]]> By: patty http://sommer.cronck.com/2009/05/27/cash-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-2722 patty Fri, 29 May 2009 02:55:38 +0000 http://sommer.cronck.com/?p=877#comment-2722 Sommer- aren't you getting any service through Early Intervention? See, here, I have to access clients' insurance, but if there is a deductible, the state takes care of that. The families are never sent a bill directly from me. they pay a family coordination fee that is a sliding scale to the state. most have no fee at all. Most insurances don't pay for speech, so the state pays me. Sommer- aren’t you getting any service through Early Intervention? See, here, I have to access clients’ insurance, but if there is a deductible, the state takes care of that. The families are never sent a bill directly from me. they pay a family coordination fee that is a sliding scale to the state. most have no fee at all. Most insurances don’t pay for speech, so the state pays me.

]]> By: Leah http://sommer.cronck.com/2009/05/27/cash-cow/comment-page-1/#comment-2721 Leah Thu, 28 May 2009 13:01:05 +0000 http://sommer.cronck.com/?p=877#comment-2721 But gee, Sommer, the important people say that the recession is ending, so you should have plenty of money. Everyone jacked up their prices (grocery stores, post office, etc.) due to the high fuel costs, but when the fuel cost came down, their prices stayed high. Hope the cows come home soon. But gee, Sommer, the important people say that the recession is ending, so you should have plenty of money.

Everyone jacked up their prices (grocery stores, post office, etc.) due to the high fuel costs, but when the fuel cost came down, their prices stayed high.

Hope the cows come home soon.

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