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[quote=Anonymous]Well, it's tough to say without knowing the needs. Do you think she won't always need the services just because she will be going to school, or because they are mild things that you expect to be discharged within a few months? If it's the latter, then your plan may work out very well. However, if it's just because she will be going to school, I would caution that while we have overall had a positive experience with my child's schools, it is by no means "set it and forget it". I originally thought I would be able to just work while he was in school, but in reality, schools need constant input, monitoring, conversation, meetings, etc. I always tell people that they need to be dropping by randomly, having eyes on the classroom, if your child has significant needs. I have a typical child in addition to my SN child. For my typical child, we send her to school, and that's pretty much the end of it (I mean, we help with homework and communicate with her teacher about big deal stuff, but honestly, takes about an average of 15 minutes per week, at most). For my SN kid, I probably spend at least 5 hours per week communicating with school staff, dealing with IEPs, communicating between all the various providers etc. Also, we've had highly variable luck with public school speech and OTs - some are exceptional, some are barely worth the time spent at all (and some can even be counterproductive). It's also hard to get enough services at school, even with great providers. So most people, if they are able, continue to supplement outside of school. Just some food for thought as you are planning for the future. [/quote]

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