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Early Intervention therapies help kids. But Illinois pays providers less than other states, stalling access

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By Meredith Newman Verified, Madison Hopkins Verified
| KWMU-FM (St. Louis, MO) Verified
This story was originally published by the Illinois Answers Project. The bus stop had become one of the scariest places for Stephanie Jimenez. So had her apartment complex’s parking lot, driveways and any busy street. Her then-2-year-old daughter Lia wasn’t talking and struggled with sensory processing. She had meltdowns when Jimenez tried to hold her hand, and she would often sprint away without regard to her own safety the moment she stepped outside.
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Early Intervention therapies help kids — but Illinois pays providers less than other states, stalling access

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By Meredith Newman Verified, Madison Hopkins Verified
| Capitol News Illinois Verified
| This story was originally published by Illinois Answers Project The bus stop had become one of the scariest places for Stephanie Jimenez. So had her apartment complex’s parking lot, driveways and any busy street. Her then-2-year-old daughter Lia wasn’t talking and struggled with sensory processing. She had meltdowns when Jimenez tried to hold her hand, and she would often sprint away without regard to her own safety the moment she stepped outside.
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Early Intervention therapies help kids — but Illinois pays providers less than other states, stalling access

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By Meredith Newman Verified, Madison Hopkins Verified
| Illinois Answers Project
The bus stop had become one of the scariest places for Stephanie Jimenez. So had her apartment complex’s parking lot, driveways and any busy street. Her then-2-year-old daughter Lia wasn’t talking and struggled with sensory processing. She had meltdowns when Jimenez tried to hold her hand, and she would often sprint away without regard to her own safety the moment she stepped outside. At its worst, the family put Lia in a harness with a leash.
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