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What is Early Intervention?

Early identification includes the evaluation and treatment provided to families and their children under 3 years old who have, or are at risk for having, a disability, or delay in speech, language or hearing. A child can quickly fall behind if speech and language learning is delayed.

Why is early detection important for children with disabilities?

Research shows early detection is important because 85 per cent of brain development occurs before the age of 5. Learning difficulties can include reading dyslexia and mathematics or writing disability. ... The availability of treatment for very young children with learning difficulties is rare.

Purpose of Early Intervention

Theory: serving kids earlier reduces delays, prepares children for school either without the need for special education or less special education services

•Congress enacted part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act to:

•Enhance the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities

•Invest resources in our youngest children now to reduce the costs of special education later

•Maximize these children’s potential for independent living in the future

Support families caring for children with disabilities

Effects of Prenatal Drug Exposure

Overview of Substances that Adversely Affect Infants

•Nicotine: causes a host of problems including low birth weight

- a significant risk factor for developmental delay. It can also

affect cognition and is associated with behavioral problems

•Cocaine, Marijuana, and Other Illicit drugs:

•Cocaine and Marijuana: impaired attention, language,

learning skills, and behavioral problems.

•Methamphetamine: low birth weight, decreased arousal, a

poor quality of movement in infants

•Heroin: low birth weight

•Alcohol: most widely used substance during pregnancy

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder “FASD”

•FASD is a catchall term to describe various effects of prenatal alcohol exposure.

•Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

•Partial Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

•Alcohol-Related Neuro developmental Disorder (ARND)

•Alcohol-Related Birth Defects (ARBD)

•Babies and children with fetal alcohol syndrome may have:

•Low birth weight

•Problems eating and sleeping

•Impaired hearing and vision

•Difficulty following directions and learning how to do simple things

•Trouble paying attention and learning in school

•Difficulty getting along with others and controlling their behavior

•Need for medical care all their lives

Your child's early development is a journey

Concept of early intervention

Early intervention means doing

things as early as possible to work

on your

child's developmental, health and

support needs. Early

intervention services

give specialized support to children and

families in the early years (from birth

to school entry).

Milan Tomic

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