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>> I feel like our transition from early intervention
to public school has been very successful.
Transitioning into some early intervention is a huge change
and I don't do very well with change.
And I was worried about who would be helping me get Emma
[phonetic] to a school.
Where would she be going?
And what kind of services would be provided for her?
>> So we called the parent center
and the staff was really helpful and very friendly.
They really reassured us
that there would be someone there help us
with the transition and they gave us some great advice
that we followed and because of that advice we were able to get
that transition done a lot smoother.
So one of the key parts
to the transition is the transition meeting
and we felt a lot more prepared for the transition meeting
because of the suggestions that came from the parent center.
Visiting the schools, for example, helped us to know
which school we wanted to go to
and another suggestion they had was to think of questions
that we wanted to ask
at the transition meeting and we did that.
And so we had questions about transportation and other parts
of the transition that I feel like went a lot smoother
because we -- of the suggestions from the parent center.
>> Even though it was hard to say goodbye
to those wonderful people that have helped us,
I could see the benefits of Emma transitioning and the way
that the services were going to be able
to help her in the future.
>> And we were able to look forward
to the wonderful things coming up in the future.
>> The Utah Parent Center really helped me
to organize my thoughts and help me
to see the benefits from the transition.
>> And I think better be prepared for the transition
so that we -- so that the Utah Parent Center suggestions helped
us to know the questions to ask and what things to look
into in order help with that.
>> Emma is able to become an advocate for herself
and doesn't rely on my helping her.
By doing a few simple things we were able
to make the transition a lot smoother.
>> The better that we understood the options and the experiences
that Emma would be having and the -- after this transition,
the more comfortable we were with sending her to the school
for the deaf and the more comfortable we were
with the transition and the opportunities
that she was going to have.
We've seen a lot of great things from Emma even
in just the last few months.
She -- her vocabulary has really blossomed.
She's really changed a lot.
It's been really cool.
The other day she said thank you and it was one
of the first times she had said thank you and it was kind
of touching that, you know, it's a little thing but it was kind
of touching in that it's the beginning and you could see
from that the future that's coming that she'll be able
to become a normal functioning adult some day
and as a parent that's what you really hope for,
what you really want her to be able to do.
>> Early intervention program makes it all possible.
It sets the stage for the child's whole life
and without these services, without speech therapy,
without hands on help from outside sources,
we wouldn't be able
to accomplish what we've accomplished on our own.