FAQs
POPULAR QUESTIONS
Most parents have great intuition about their children, so even if they go to the pediatrician and are told to wait until the child is two, it’s probably a good idea to rule out any possible delays with an early intervention evaluation.
No, early intervention evaluations are paid for through state funding.
When children are 0 to 3 years old it is important that they’re assessed in the least restrictive environment. For this age group that would be in their homes.
Your ongoing service coordinator that’s appointed to you before the evaluations will provide you with a list of agencies and therapists that you can choose from.
Children birth to three learn through play. After building a rapport with your child the therapist will look for strengths based on how they watch the child play. They use these play opportunities to work on developmental milestones. For instance if your child has strengths in spatial learning the therapist might use blocks puzzles and possibly crayons to encourage language and prelinguistic play skills. Most children love music which can be a great way to teach communication strategies to parents and children.