Gulfport Parents Share How Early Intervention Helped With Child Development Challenges
As Gulfport City Council Member Jennifer Salmon and her husband found in seeking help for their son in regards to developmental learning numerous programs are available, some right here in Gulfport. The key from the start is get your child tested.
Thanks to friends with experience in childhood development Gulfport City Council Member Jennifer Salmon and her husband realized that their young son, Michael, may be what is known as “developmentally delayed.” The answer was to get Michael, then about two-and-a-half, tested. For the Salmons this led to bringing in an intervention specialist to work with him seeing how well he played with toys. But rather than having Michael play with his own toys on his own level (which is the new, more effective way of determining learning ability these days), the specialist brought in her own special toys. This led the Salmons, along with the ineffective results they were seeing, to “bail out” of the program. However, the specialist did contribute to …
Lynda
10:55 am on Monday, October 10, 2011
Great article. I did not know Gulfport/Pinellas County had these resources. Thanks to the Salmons for sharing Michael's encouraging story about early intervention working when the most appropriate program is identified. Let's hope (and vote) to make sure these programs are sufficiently funded. more ›