Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 >We don't know what to do, because money is tight and from my understanding, >we can't get >funding until he's three. Any thoughts? - You are pretty smart to look for help before the age of 3. My son is 7 now, but when he was 2, we started to see some symptoms. I didn't act - didn't look for help - because I too thought we had to wait 'til he was 3. I was wrong. The school district works with children ages 3 through 21. Before that, I believe it's the county's job - EI, or Early Intervention. I'm not quite sure what Cuyahoga County's contact numbers are. Also, you would want to get your son qualified for MRDD. They have different programs that have sliding scales based on parent's income. You'll also get a case manager who would hopefully know more about different programs/services your child qualifies for. I bet the phone book under Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Delay would have their number. Hopefully other parents on this list from Cuyahoga County would be able to help you out more specifically. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 , Our son was getting assistance at age 2 from Help Me Grow. I would contact them and they will put you in touch with all of the right people. You will qualify for Family Resourse Dollars through there as well. If there is a diagnosis of Autism and you are in a lower income bracket you can look into having your son receive SSI payments as well to help fund his therapies and schooling and other needs he may have. Your help me grow rep can help you with this as well....if I can be of any help.. you can reach me on here, IM, email or my phone is in the database! J olmsted falls > > >We don't know what to do, because money is tight and from my understanding, > >we can't get >funding until he's three. Any thoughts? > > - You are pretty smart to look for help before the age of 3. My son > is 7 now, but when he was 2, we started to see some symptoms. I didn't act > - didn't look for help - because I too thought we had to wait 'til he was 3. > I was wrong. The school district works with children ages 3 through 21. > Before that, I believe it's the county's job - EI, or Early Intervention. > I'm not quite sure what Cuyahoga County's contact numbers are. > > Also, you would want to get your son qualified for MRDD. They have > different programs that have sliding scales based on parent's income. > You'll also get a case manager who would hopefully know more about different > programs/services your child qualifies for. I bet the phone book under > Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Delay would > have their number. > > Hopefully other parents on this list from Cuyahoga County would be able to > help you out more specifically. Chris > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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