The early years...

The first 2 years were very hectic. I was (and have always been) working full time. Steven was getting 8 therapy sessions per week. He could have received more but our schedule would not allow it. We are very fortunate to live in an area with great resources if you know how to tap into them. We also had a wonderful Early Intervention coordinator who made sure Steve was receiving everything I thought he needed. I truly believe early intervention has been a huge part of Steven's development. At the age of 3 I enrolled him in a center based program and aged him out of EI (Early Intervention). My main reason for doing that was because I thought Steve was outgrowing home based services and could benefit using equipment that therapists could not bring into the house, also I was tired of the revolving door of therapists. I was always grateful for the home based services but we were at a point where Steve had no down time before bed and we had no family time. He ended up being enrolled in DDI in Huntington, NY.