tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2004221617321524073.post8880105055934966309..comments2009-10-07T12:57:14.620-06:00Comments on Long and Winding Road - An Adoption Love Story: As I Was Just Saying...Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11435895480490048653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2004221617321524073.post-78240039156497604662008-02-11T18:49:00.000-06:002008-02-11T18:49:00.000-06:00All three of our kiddies needed early intervention...All three of our kiddies needed early intervention of one sort or another--- and all three had speech. We loved ECI, and both the girls are thriving socially and academically. I credit early intervention with the dramatic variance we see between our eldest and youngest kids who have extremely similar issues between mood disorders and pervasive developmental delays.Holly (me.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05506679179640236358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2004221617321524073.post-89005233375782803942008-02-09T21:41:00.000-06:002008-02-09T21:41:00.000-06:00Laura,I wish I could show you video of Jirafa & Pa...Laura,<BR/><BR/>I wish I could show you video of Jirafa & Paco when they were little bitty, going through ECI. The moving around and the exposure did have an effect, but the years of consistency after getting settled make a world of difference. We had years of stuttering w/Jirafa that one day just disappeared. And years of almost silence (well, not silence; there was plenty of crying, whining, screaming - just not so many words) from Paco that one day turned into words. After ECI we moved into private therapy, and now they are both very articulate. Well, not so much right now because their mouths are full of expanders & braces & guards - oh my! But you get the point. If you find the cure for whining, please share ;o)<BR/><BR/>sraSeñora Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385029654728329458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2004221617321524073.post-41817467375190618762008-02-08T21:47:00.000-06:002008-02-08T21:47:00.000-06:00Good for you. He's blessed to have you as his par...Good for you. He's blessed to have you as his parents.<BR/><BR/>Christy is involved with ECI type work on a part-time basis, so she understands all about this stuff.<BR/><BR/>We have hosted a couple of therapy sessions for Hope Giver (even though your blog is protected, I still hesitate to use her real name) when they have been scheduled for times she's with us. It's fascinating for me, and helps me understand more about what Christy does in her work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com