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Early Intervention Services The Services include: hearing services; family training or counseling; nutrition services; occupational therapy; psychological services; social work services; special instruction/developmental therapy; speech and language therapy; transportation; vision services; and respite care. Early intervention is critical during the first three years of a child's life while the foundation for communication, motor, social, and self-care skills are developing. Providing services early may reduce or eliminate the need for other costly services later. How Families Connect with Services If you think your child has a developmental delay and you have questions, call the Idaho CareLine at 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588 (208-332-7205 TTD) or the Infant and Toddler Program's Child Find Coordinator at the local health district in your area for a screening. An evaluation would determine if the child's development is slower than other children his or her age. The evaluation reviews the child's development in areas such as physical, including vision and hearing; learning; social/emotional; speech and language; and self-help skills (such as feeding, dressing and toileting). This evaluation is provided at no cost to the family, and families must give permission. The evaluation helps to determine if the child needs early intervention services and to assess the best type of services for the child and family. If a child needs early intervention services, the family sits down with professionals and develops a written plan. Services are provided at no cost to families. For more information, contact the Infant Toddler Program at your local Health and Welfare office. Support Links Family Support Program Children's Special Health Program Health Insurance/Medicaid Program Idaho Parents Unlimited Special Needs The benefits of obtaining the necessary services and resources for a child with special needs are numerous. In Idaho, there are many resources for parents of children with special needs, including: services to help parents and children; access to family support groups; and resources for people to learn more about disabilities and developmental delays. Additional Resources (Note: You'll find these articles at different web sites. Use the "back" button when you're done to return to this page.) New Visions for Parents; a Parent's Guide to Understanding Developmental Assessment. Family Village — Information and resources for specific diagnoses and parent-to-parent support group information. Testing for a Healthy Baby — The Newborn Screening Program identifies infants who may have one of the uncommon birth defects for which this program screens. This article answers questions and encourages participation to help assure all babies will be as healthy as possible. Idaho Infant Toddler Program provides early intervention services, including educational and therapeutic services, designed to increase the ability of families to nurture and meet specific needs of infants and toddlers with developmental delays. The goals of the services are to enhance the child's development and to reduce the child's delay in development.
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Early intervention is critical during the first three years of a child's life while the foundation for communication, motor, social, and self-care skills are developing. Providing services early may reduce or eliminate the need for other costly services later.
How Families Connect with Services
If you think your child has a developmental delay and you have questions, call the Idaho CareLine at 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588 (208-332-7205 TTD) or the Infant and Toddler Program's Child Find Coordinator at the local health district in your area for a screening.
An evaluation would determine if the child's development is slower than other children his or her age. The evaluation reviews the child's development in areas such as physical, including vision and hearing; learning; social/emotional; speech and language; and self-help skills (such as feeding, dressing and toileting).
This evaluation is provided at no cost to the family, and families must give permission. The evaluation helps to determine if the child needs early intervention services and to assess the best type of services for the child and family.
If a child needs early intervention services, the family sits down with professionals and develops a written plan. Services are provided at no cost to families.
For more information, contact the Infant Toddler Program at your local Health and Welfare office.
Support Links Family Support Program Children's Special Health Program Health Insurance/Medicaid Program Idaho Parents Unlimited Special Needs
Support Links
Family Support Program
Children's Special Health Program
Health Insurance/Medicaid Program
Idaho Parents Unlimited
The benefits of obtaining the necessary services and resources for a child with special needs are numerous. In Idaho, there are many resources for parents of children with special needs, including:
Additional Resources
(Note: You'll find these articles at different web sites. Use the "back" button when you're done to return to this page.)
New Visions for Parents; a Parent's Guide to Understanding Developmental Assessment.
Family Village — Information and resources for specific diagnoses and parent-to-parent support group information.
Testing for a Healthy Baby — The Newborn Screening Program identifies infants who may have one of the uncommon birth defects for which this program screens. This article answers questions and encourages participation to help assure all babies will be as healthy as possible.