Susan, I do special needs planning. I'd like to help, but I need more information about what they've done to date so I can reach out to colleagues in the area who know local resources.
On Tue, Sep 21, 2021 at 9:00 PM susan winship <susanwins...@comcast.net> wrote: > There have been many things about the pandemic that has had a tremendous > effect on the South Sudanese community. If you have a few hours I will be > glad to share.But in the meantime here is a story - we need help! > > There is a family who lives in Lowell. Their son,age 3, has been diagnosed > by the primary care Docter with "Suspected" Autism. > This family is experiencing extreme stress . The mother is finally back to > work and the 3 year old has just started preschool. However, because of his > behavior, the preschool calls the mother frequently asking her to pick him > up because the school doesn't know how to work with him.The mother then has > to leave her (low paying ) job and pick him up. She understands that the > job may fire her because she has missed so much work. > > Apparently the child needs to get on MassHealth and also needs to be > evaluated by a Developmental Behavioral Pediatric Specialist and diagnosed > with autism for the child to get access to many services to help him > tranistion to school. > > HOWEVER, getting this evaluation done can take MONTHS because there is a > backlog caused by the pandemic. > I wonder if there is a specialist who would be willing to do this probono > so we can do this quickly and get this family services? Does this make > sense? > Susan > > Susan Winship, LICSW > Executive Director > South Sudanese Enrichment for Families > PO Box 492 > Lincoln, MA 01773 > 781-424-8774 > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- Sasha Golden
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