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From: Loree Monroe <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:08 PM
Subject: Intro


> Hello all,
> I have been happily lurking for about a month. You all have created quite
a
> fine and supportive place out here on the 'net. Good work and thanks for
> being here.
> I am interested in this list because I have a nine year old daughter with
> fine and gross motor problems/delays (medical diagnosis-static
> encephalopathy, SLP diagnosis-apraxia of speech, OT diagnosis-sensory
> integration disorder.) These problems were first identified when she was
two
> years old. Now, her speech therapist and occupational therapist are
wondering
> if she might have mild cerebral palsy. So, I joined to get a sense of the
> issues. We are taking our daughter to the cerebral palsy clinic at St.
Louis
> Children's Hospital (Missouri) in October 1999 to have a neurologist look
her
> over.
> When I'm not being a Mom, I work at a clinic as a nurse practitioner. I
have
> a professional interest in individuals with developmental disabilities,
but I
> see everyone.
> Loree in MO
>