Advocacy

Birth through 3 Years

  • What are Early Intervention Services?
    • No cost programs for children birth to 3 identified as having special needs which meet eligibility requirements.
    • Provide services to meet the needs of both the child and their family
    • Services include home based instruction, developmental screenings, developmental activities, speech therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nutrition services, parent support and training support.
  • What is the purpose of early intervention?
    • To help answer your questions about your child’s development.
    • To help improve developmental and educational life of children.
    • To help reach developmental milestones
    • To help children with developmental delays so they can become more independent
    • To help communities become more aware of the gifts and abilities of its children.
  • Needs that The Arc Can help with .
    • Developmental delays
    • Significant prematurity of birth
    • Very low birth weights
    • Other medical conditions or circumstances posing a risk to development such as: hearing loss, speech delays, autism spectrum disorders, pervasive developmental disorders, down syndrome, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy.