Guest guest Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 Hi from Iowa! My husband and I are both orig. from Iowa and now live in Arlington, VA. We love it here, but I would love to move to I.C. or Des Moines. We have triplets that are 9 and in 3rd grade. How is the support in Eastern Iowa and how are the schools? Full inclusion? I'm curious. Thanks, Kay Kay Tiernan, Mom to Jon, Liz, (Ds), 9 yrs. old, Arlington, VA This communication is the property of Qwest and may contain confidential or privileged information. Unauthorized use of this communication is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication and any attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Hi . I grew up in Iowa, near Mason City and Fort Dodge. I now live in ton, SC. We recently got the MR/RD waiver too, and it has been a great help for getting us respite and behavior support. I'm thankful for the OT who encouraged us to sign up 3 years ago. It took that long to get through the waiting list. a Mom to and (identical twins with DS) 5 yrs old 3 May 2008 10:24 pm Subject: Re: Welcome Hi Kay! We live 1/2 hour south of Iowa City! The support is very good in Iowa, at this time (unless they make more cuts to programs). is on the MR Waiver and gets respite, medicaid (which helps with medical bills but also provides private speech), and supported community living hours. At this point, gets worked with for 3 hours on Mondays to cook his own supper and take a shower. On Tuesdays, he goes bowling and pays for his own french fries. On Wednesdays, he goes to swimming lessons. Thursdays are his day off and Fridays is a free day (i.e. go to the library). It's been great to have the waiver. As for support in the Eastern Iowa area, you are asking someone who is going to be biased! My husband and I created the most active support group - Hawkeye Area Down Syndrome Association. Our website is wwww.hadsa.org if you ever want to get more info on services around here. Wow, triplets...I can't even imagine that!! Plan your next roadtrip with MapQuest.com: America's #1 Mapping Site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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