For this project I interviewed Sherri Stirbus. Sherri is a Speech Language Pathologist for Children’s Hospital Colorado. She works at KidStreet. KidStreet is a day rehab program for young children with significant disabilities. Every child is required to have a feeding tube to be in the program. The children receive speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, art therapy, music therapy, psychology services and nursing services each week. KidStreet is an amazing place because it allows children to get all the services they need while their parents are at work. Sherri introduced me to a young male named David. David is one of the happiest kids around. His smile lit up the room. David was born at 36 weeks gestation due to premature
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However, his language delays definitely can impact his daily life and can lead to frustration when not able to communicate basic wants/needs. David’s frustration results in him screaming, crying and having a total meltdown. The older David gets, the more meltdowns he has. In the past year, Sherri says David has been able to use more and more sign language. He parents both took a course in sign language and continue to learn new sign to help David. Even though David has difficulties at KidStreet, his difficulties in communication have decreased at home. The only difficulty David has is not always getting all the attention because he has two siblings. I personally have spent time with David and other individuals with Down Syndrome. Since “down syndrome is a genetic disorder that involves birth defects, intellectual disabilities, characteristic facial features”, Down Syndrome will affect David for the rest of his life (Stanford Children). The other children at KidStreet do not have Down Syndrome and they have different difficulties when it comes to language and communication. I really enjoyed speaking with Sherri. She has so much love and passion for her clients and it makes me excited to be a SLP one day. It is amazing how a language disorder can affect every area of a child’s life, but David is lucky to have Sherri and KidStreet to help further his
However, his language delays definitely can impact his daily life and can lead to frustration when not able to communicate basic wants/needs. David’s frustration results in him screaming, crying and having a total meltdown. The older David gets, the more meltdowns he has. In the past year, Sherri says David has been able to use more and more sign language. He parents both took a course in sign language and continue to learn new sign to help David. Even though David has difficulties at KidStreet, his difficulties in communication have decreased at home. The only difficulty David has is not always getting all the attention because he has two siblings. I personally have spent time with David and other individuals with Down Syndrome. Since “down syndrome is a genetic disorder that involves birth defects, intellectual disabilities, characteristic facial features”, Down Syndrome will affect David for the rest of his life (Stanford Children). The other children at KidStreet do not have Down Syndrome and they have different difficulties when it comes to language and communication. I really enjoyed speaking with Sherri. She has so much love and passion for her clients and it makes me excited to be a SLP one day. It is amazing how a language disorder can affect every area of a child’s life, but David is lucky to have Sherri and KidStreet to help further his