
Unique program helps medically complex children excel
Rowan Humphrey is almost two years old and works hard every day to master a skill that might not come as easily for him due to muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles. But because of KidStreet, a half-day therapeutic program delivered by Children’s Hospital Colorado, Rowan is learning new things every day. He works with occupational, physical and speech and language therapists, medical assistants, music and art teachers, care coordinators, nurses and clinical nurse specialists, mental health consultants, early child educators, and more – and gets to socialize with other children his age. The care team at KidStreet has given Rowan, who is nonverbal, a voice by working with him to use eye gaze technology to communicate. Through this work, Rowan is learning new ways to interact with those around him, allowing his world to expand and his impact on that world to grow. KidStreet is funded by Medicaid, which makes this outpatient therapy option for children with medically complex conditions more accessible and affordable.