SPONSORED FEATURE Omaha toddler with Down syndrome now 'thriving' with help from Early Development Network By Kierstin Mergens, MA, LAT, ATC Special for Early Development Network May 7, 2023 May 7, 2023 Updated Oct 23, 2023 EARLY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Kierstin Mergens, MA, LAT, ATC Special for Early Development Network “You were the one that gave birth at the school,” the reception nurse said as I was trying to find my newborn girl at Methodist Women’s Hospital.kAm*6D[ :?5665 x H2D]k^AmkAmx? ~4E@36C a_a_[ x 8@E 2 A9@?6 42== 7C@> E92E D2>6 9@DA:E2= E92E H@F=5 492?86 E96 EC2;64E@CJ @7 >J =:76] |J ~q D2:5 >J 2?2E@>J F=EC2D@F?5 2 76H 52JD AC:@C D9@H65 D@>6 7=F:5 2C@F?5 @FC 323J 8:C=’D <:5?6JD[ 2?5 D96 D9@H65 D:8?D @7 2 7=2E ?2D2= 3@?6]k^AmkAmpE @FC A6C:?2E@=@8:DE 2AA@:?E>6?E E96 ?6IE 52J[ H6 H6C6 E@=5 D96 925 7:G6 E@E2= D@7E >2C<6CD 7@C s@H? 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Related to this story Playful possibilities: Simple cardboard box more than it seems to young learners Have you ever purchased a toy for your baby or toddler only to have them be more interested in the box it arrived in? Services coordinators play a key role for families in early childhood intervention Services coordination at its core builds relationships and partners with families at the earliest stage of a child’s life. At-home speech therapy services 'changed our lives forever,' say Omaha parents Our journey with at-home speech services through the Early Development Network began with our son, Otto, and continued with our daughter, Payton.
Playful possibilities: Simple cardboard box more than it seems to young learners Have you ever purchased a toy for your baby or toddler only to have them be more interested in the box it arrived in?
Services coordinators play a key role for families in early childhood intervention Services coordination at its core builds relationships and partners with families at the earliest stage of a child’s life.
At-home speech therapy services 'changed our lives forever,' say Omaha parents Our journey with at-home speech services through the Early Development Network began with our son, Otto, and continued with our daughter, Payton.
