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Jacob is going to be evaluated on speech through Nassau county on Monday... He is only saying mama and dada and maybe up and hi and my pediatrician said that I have nothing to lose and he should get evaluated. He did say he may not qualify but to gve it a shot...

I was wondering if anyone has gotten services through Nassau county what agency they used for the speech services and evaluation... My case worker told me that if I knew of any speech agncies that were recommended to me she would try to use them..

Also what I will expect at the initial evaluation...

Thanks

Hillary

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Hi, my daughter was visited today for the early intervention program in queens.
She will get evaluated for speech, ocupational and psychologically as well.
She is two and she says around 10 words clearly.

My daughter will be evaluated and if they see that she qualifies, some one will come to my house, once, twice to my house.

The social worker did say that if I wasn't happy, there were other agencies I could contact.

hope this helps.

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i highly recommend the marion k salomon agency for an ei eval. we had hannah evaluated thru them for feeding issues and they were amazing. i am also an ei provider thru them. fm for info if you want.

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I cant say enough about Early Intervention. Cole has been getting services since he was 17 months old (he's just over 2 now) and has progressed really well. All of his therapists are exceptionally qualified and caring professionals. It's really not therapy to him -- its just familiar people that come and play with him (and bring fun toys and games!). He looks forward to each session. It's like your very own mommy and me class in your home. They also give solid parenting advice and startegies to carry over into your day to day routine. I highly highly recommend EI. Please FM me with any specific questions you may have. Good Luck!

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Sammy had EI through Nassau county.~for speech. I cant remember the name of the agency that we used but Sammy's speech theraloist was sooo amazing. I am going to call her tomorrow

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I recommend All About Kids. Not only do I work for them as a SEIT, but Ihad my son evaluated through them. The evaluators (2 women, a speech and sp.ed. therapist) who came to the house were incredible. They were great with my son and wrote thorough, accurate reports. My friend uses AAK as well and loves them. All About Kids offers many trainings and have very strict regulations for their contractors.

Marion K Salomon
Variety
Kidz Therapy

All good too.

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My Jacob is also being monitored by Nassau County Early Intervention. He's been in the program since 3 months old for possible torticollis but it turned out he didnt have it. He is still being monitored though. I get questionaires every couple of months and a case worker calls me to discuss his progress. He is lacking a bit in social skills... and I too am worried about his speech but I will wait for his next ped visit to see what he thinks. Good luck..

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Thank you all for your information... It is greatly appreciated..

I will bring all of these places up to the case worker. She says she has 4 she uses--so maybe one of them match...

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Has anyone heard of Cooper Kids Therapy??

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We had Andrew evaluated for speech after his second birthday. He didn't qualify We used Variety Child Learning Center, on Humphrey Drive in Syosset (they are local to us). He had two different visit by Nancy and Elyse who were both very nice and accomodating.

Just a FYI: Andrew tested at a 36 months old level and he started talking beautifully a month after he was evaluated, so while we think we jumped the gun, it was worth it.

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