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Early Intervention Program |
8 Dill Street
Auburn, N.Y. 13021
(315) 253-1560 |
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Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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What is the Early Intervention Program? |
| Early Intervention is a statewide
program that provides many different types of early
intervention services to infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families. In New York
State, the Department of Health is the lead state
agency responsible for the Early Intervention
Program.
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Who is eligible for the Early Intervention Program? |
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Children are eligible for the
Early Intervention Program if they are under three
years old and have a disability or developmental
delay. You or your child must be a resident of
New York State.
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What is the difference between a disability and a
developmental delay? |
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A
disability
means that a child has a diagnosed physical or a
mental condition that often leads to problems in
development. Examples of these conditions
include, Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, a
vision or hearing impairment.
A
developmental delay means that a child is
behind in at least one area of development. These
areas include the following:
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Physical development (growth,
gross and fine motor abilities)
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Cognitive development
(learning and thinking)
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Communication (understanding
and using words)
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Social-emotional development
(relating to others)
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Adaptive development
(self-help skills, such as feeding)
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How is eligibility decided? |
| A child who is referred because
of a diagnosed condition that often leads to
developmental delay, such as Down syndrome, will
always be eligible for early intervention services.
If your child has a delay in development and no
diagnosed condition, a multidisciplinary evaluation
will be provided to determine eligibility, looking at
your child's strengths and needs. Eligibility
criteria is defined in the NYS regulation that governs
EIP and the evaluation team will compare your child's
performance/behavior with that criteria. Performing this
evaluation helps to determine what Early
Intervention services may or may not be needed.
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What services are provided by Early Intervention? |
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Early Intervention services are services that are
1) aimed at meeting children's developmental needs and
helping parents take care of their children and 2)
included in an Individualized Family Service Plan or
IFSP agreed to by the parent and the Early Intervention
Official.
Services provided by Early
Intervention include the following: |
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Assistive technology services
and devices
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Audiology
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Family training, counseling,
and parent support groups
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Medical services (only for
diagnostic
or evaluation purposes)
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Nursing services
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Nutrition services
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Occupational Therapy
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- Physical Therapy
- Psychological services
- Service Coordination services
- Social work services
- Special instruction
- Speech-language pathology
- Vision services
- Health services needed for your
child to benefit from other early intervention
services
- Transportation to and from early
intervention services
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| For more information on the Early
Intervention Program, contact us at (315) 253-1560 or email
your questions to
cchealth@dfa.state.ny.us. |
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| Visit
Healthy Links to view
a list of websites related to the Early Intervention Program. |
