Hands-on therapy left to parents
Rehab Regs, September 23, 2004
Florida leaders have dramatically altered a program for very young developmentally disabled children, leaving it up to parents to provide the therapy these children need to eat, sit, walk, and talk, according to the Bradenton [FL] Herald. As of July 1, most children younger than three who enrolled in the state's Early Intervention Program will no longer see OTs, PTs, or speech-language pathologists at their offices or in hospitals. Instead, a therapist or developmental specialist will come to them, visiting the children's homes or day-care centers to show parents, grandparents, or babysitters how to teach the children themselves. The state Department of Health was forced to change the program to comply with federal guidelines and to stave off funding cuts, according to the Herald. Approximately 40,000 children are expected to be affected each year.
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