Who May Participate in Early Intervention?

Infants and toddlers from birth to 36 months may be eligible for and benefit from early Intervention services if one of the following factors is present...

Significant developmental delay in one or more of these areas:

cognitive development, e.g. limited interest in environment, limited interest in play and learning

physical and motor development

communication development, e.g. limited sound repertoire, limited responses to communication to others

emotional-social development, e.g. unusual responses to interactions, impaired attachment, self-injurious behavior

adaptive development, e.g. feeding difficulties

Established risk conditions of known etiology or those conditions expected to result in significant developmental problems such as:

Chromosomal disorders

Neurological disorders

Inborn errors of metabolism

Visual and hearing impairments

At high risk for having a developmental disability due to a combination of biomedical risk factors, as determined by a multidisciplinary team.