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Early Intervention: Help for Babies and ToddlersMany children with special needs get services and therapies they need through the school system, but if your child is younger than school-age, you can still find assistance. Most states offer some form of "early intervention" program that offers therapy -- sometimes in groups, sometimes individually in your home -- at little or no cost. And even day care programs can sometimes be configured to meet your child's special needs.
What Is Early Intervention?
A brief definition of the services offered for young children with special needs. Five Bad Reasons to Avoid Early Intervention
Afraid of labels, therapy, your mother-in-law's disapproval? Those are bad reasons to deny your child the advantage that early intervention services for special needs can bring. Here are five reasons that may be stopping you, and why they're not worth the worry. Transition: Early Intervention to Special-Education Pre-K
Children in special education go through a variety of important transitions, each one needing parents to be informed and pro-active. Learn more about the first transition your child will make, at age three, from early-intervention services to pre-kindergarten. Before You Worry About Your Child
Think something's not right with your little one? Here's a guide to developmental milestones, charts and checkers to help you decide whether it's really time to worry. The Dreaded "Wait and See"
So you're worried about your child, and you've brought your concerns to your pediatrician, and your pediatrician has uttered the three least satisfying words in the English language: "Wait and See." Welcome to Worry Limbo! Early Intervention Programs, State by State
Site from the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center lists contact information and websites for early intervention services in every state. Obtaining Services in the United States
An overview of early intervention services from the Child Development Web. Effectiveness of Early Intervention
Detailed description of early intervention services and the reasons they work, from KidSource OnLine. |
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