About vitamins and supplements HCS - adaptive aids

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From my training, adaptive aids and durable medical equipment are somewhat

interchangeable terms. That SHOULD mean that if your child needs adapted

eating utensils (forks, spoons, plates), an adapted cookbook to learn to

cook (a picture cookbook), A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (whether that is PECS,

Boardmaker to make icons or communication boards), a more high-tech

communication device with voice output, items to help with other self help

skills like shoe tying or showering, etc., then those are adaptive aids.

Medicaid pays for durable medical equipment under certain circumstances. But

it has to be something that is MEDICALLY necessary (which means a doctor's

letter) if you go through Medicaid.

We have CLASS, and right now I am trying to identify some adaptive aids my

daughter needs like an adapted cookbook and some adapted eating utensils. It

is assistive technology. In-Home and Family Support USED to also pay for

this, but theirs was a one-time purchase. They will usually pay for things

the school won't provide (that are medically necessary, not educational).

There are also a few other ways to get this paid for, including insurance

companies.

Hope this info is useful.

nna