Has anyone been to the STAR Center in Denver, Colorado?

Feb 26, 2008
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by: Laura

We took our daughter to the STAR Center when she was 13 months old because her sensory issues were wreaking TOTAL havoc on her and our family - we were completely desperate.

We spent around 2k for two weeks (hotel, food, air travel - we were also in CA at the time - and therapy).

IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY.

Before the therapy there, our daughter was not sleeping more than an hour or two at a time, cried all day and wasn't using any words (she'd previously had five words that she lost at 12 months).

After the center, she started sleeping six or more hours at a time, cried significantly less and started using some new words.

We went to the center every day for ten days, two hours in the morning, two in the afternoon and saw Sarah Schoen. She was excellent. We also saw Dr. Miller for an hour during the trip as well.

I think the intensive therapy was what was so great for our child. We've since moved to NC and have had some great therapy here too and she's done really well. If you're not getting good therapy results in CA, then CO would be a great option short-term and they are great about parent education. They even brought in another parent that had gone through so much of the same things we had to talk to us about what worked for her, what she learned, how they were doing after therapy, etc.

If you've already received a diagnosis and therapy for SPD, then it's possible the STAR Center may not be worth the money. However, if you're still fairly new to all this sensory talk and therapy, it might be a really great thing. Or, if you're having some serious issues affecting your son's (or your whole family's) quality of life, the intensive sessions they do might really help.

Good luck!

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Feb 26, 2008
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We took our daughter to the STAR Center when she was 13 months old because her sensory issues were wreaking TOTAL havoc on her and our family - we were completely desperate. We spent around 2k for two weeks (hotel, food, air travel - we were also in CA at the time - and therapy). IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY. Before the therapy there, our daughter was not sleeping more than an hour or two at a time, cried all day and wasn't using any words (she'd previously had five words that she lost at 12 months). After the center, she started sleeping six or more hours at a time, cried significantly less and started using some new words. We went to the center every day for ten days, two hours in the morning, two in the afternoon and saw Sarah Schoen. She was excellent. We also saw Dr. Miller for an hour during the trip as well. I think the intensive therapy was what was so great for our child. We've since moved to NC and have had some great therapy here too and she's done really well. If you're not getting good therapy results in CA, then CO would be a great option short-term and they are great about parent education. They even brought in another parent that had gone through so much of the same things we had to talk to us about what worked for her, what she learned, how they were doing after therapy, etc. If you've already received a diagnosis and therapy for SPD, then it's possible the STAR Center may not be worth the money. However, if you're still fairly new to all this sensory talk and therapy, it might be a really great thing. Or, if you're having some serious issues affecting your son's (or your whole family's) quality of life, the intensive sessions they do might really help. Good luck!

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