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Tag Archives: intellectual disability
Hello Public School System
Ben’s second birthday was just around the corner and it was now time to start our long association with the public school system. Because Ben had been identified as a child with special needs, under the 1986 public law (PL) … Continue reading
The Great Daycare Challenge
As summer approached our daycare situation suddenly became the focus of most of my attention. The friends with whom we had shared a nanny for the last year and one half found themselves expecting their third child and it was … Continue reading
Tests and More Tests – 6
The last of the many tests this year was the auditory brainstem response (ABR). As noted earlier, this test was supposed to accurately read the threshold of hearing for each ear. I was concerned about this test because they had … Continue reading
Tests and More Tests – 5
Thinking back, it seems like we went straight from the ENT to the barium swallow, or videofluoroscopy (how did Dennis and I ever get any work done?) For this test foods of different consistency are mixed with barium sulphate which shows up on … Continue reading
Tests and More Tests – 4
On top of everything else that was going on during Ben’s first 15 months he had been plagued with chronic ear infections. We had gone through almost every form of antibiotic available to young children, and were desperate to find … Continue reading
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