Four of Michelle Love’s children who have developmental delays have received services from the Infant Learning Program in Wasilla. On a recent Thursday, her 2-year-old son Christopher ran back and forth between his mom and his older brother Michael, giggling and squealing.
Love and her four children were at an appointment with Mat-Su Services for Children and Adults, or MSSCA, a nonprofit that serves Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents with developmental disabilities. Christopher was born with symptoms of drug withdrawal, and Love began the process of adopting him at just two months old. She said the program helped Christopher make progress when she felt stuck as a parent.
“He was just on a plateau, standstill, it was like I had an infant for months and months,” Love said. “We brought infant learning in, and they were able to help me understand what I was seeing with what he was doing and his behavior.”…