Shiloh Creswell’s 2-year-old daughter, Astrid, has trouble walking, but has been making steady progress through therapy that they receive in their home through early intervention. Medicaid helps the ...
Optimal development is important for children who struggle to meet developmental milestones. Thanks to early intervention with Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, many children can reach ...
New York has been struggling to provide Early Intervention services to babies with developmental delays for years now. That’s because of a severe shortage of therapists. But things have gotten a lot ...
A more than $1 billion deficit in the Colorado budget has state lawmakers scrambling to figure out where to make cuts. Last week, cuts to Early Intervention Services were among those being considered.
Imagine you have a child, and when they’re a few months old, you start to worry something is wrong. You go to the doctor, who tells you your child is developmentally delayed, or might have autism, and ...
About 60,000 children with developmental disabilities qualify for a free Illinois program that provides speech, physical therapy, and other services. It's called "early intervention" and can be a game ...
In late winter, Jeff Bridges got word that state-funded therapy for his 1-year-old son, who was born prematurely, would be slashed by half starting in July. Bridges was upset. But he had a better ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Colorado Department of Early Childhood on Friday postponed deep cuts to a program that provides therapeutic care to young children with developmental ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new Illinois law will increase opportunities to inform parents about the state's early intervention program. Sponsors say the law will ensure NICU babies have early access ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Many of New York’s most vulnerable young children are falling further behind as more of the therapists they rely on for support have been forced to leave the field they love.