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There's a lot on this site, and most people arrive in the middle of something rather than at the beginning. Find whichever of these sounds most like your situation, and start there.
Someone just told us our child needs therapy
What that recommendation actually means, the three ways to get evaluated in Idaho, what it costs, how long it takes, and what to ask before you start.
Read moreI don't know what kind of therapy my child needs
What occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and ABA each address, and how to tell which one fits your child's difficulties.
Read moreWe've been in therapy and nothing is changing
How to tell whether progress is genuinely stalled, what to ask your therapist, and what to consider when it is.
Read moreI've heard about DMI and want to understand it
What Dynamic Movement Intervention is, how it works, who it's used with, and what the evidence does and does not show.
Read moreMy child has a specific diagnosis
Condition-specific guides for cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, hypotonia, global developmental delay, and prematurity, each with the safety precautions that apply.
Read moreI need to know what this costs
Published session and intensive prices, how DMI is billed to insurance, and the Idaho Medicaid benefit that covers therapy beyond normal limits.
Read moreI keep seeing different therapy approaches
How DMI compares with NDT, Bobath, Cuevas Medek Exercises, aquatic and suit therapy, and what the research actually says about each.
Read moreWe'd have to travel for this
What a one or two week intensive in Coeur d'Alene actually involves, what it costs beyond the therapy, and how to decide whether it's right for your child.
Read moreI'm ready to contact a clinic
What DMI certification levels mean, which one a therapist needs to offer an intensive, and the questions to ask before you book.
Read moreWhat this site is
Idaho DMI is an independent, non-commercial resource. It isn't run by a clinic, it has no financial relationship with any provider listed here, and there's nothing to buy.
It exists because Dynamic Movement Intervention is not well known in Idaho, only two clinics in the state have DMI-certified therapists on staff, and families whose children haven't progressed with conventional therapy deserve to know it's an option worth asking about.
What this site will not do is tell you DMI works. There is no published outcome research on it, and we say so on every page where it matters. What we can do is help you ask better questions.
What this site is not
It is not medical advice, and it is not a referral service. Nothing here should replace a conversation with your child's pediatrician or therapist.