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Developmental Disabilities Division

Chinook Building
401 5th Avenue, Suite 520
Seattle, WA 98104

ddd@kingcounty.gov
Phone: 206-263-9061
Fax: 206-205-1632
TTY: 711 Relay Service

Department: Community and Human Services

Early Intervention Services

Early Intervention (EI) Services and Supports, which are also referred to as Birth-to-Three Services, are intended to:
  • Help your family build knowledge and skills to meet the developmental and health needs of your child, birth to three years old, with special needs
  • Offer your family opportunities to meet other families, to support one another, discuss problems, share information and resources
  • Help your family with the practical and emotional challenges that may come with having a child with special needs
  • Help your family learn more about using community resources, services and connecting to the community
  • Support your family as your child transitions from EI services into other community based programs.
Services available include:
  • Assistive technology devices and services
  • Audiology
  • Early identification, screening and evaluation services
  • Family training, counseling and home visits
  • Medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes only
  • Nursing services which might be required for developmental services
  • Nutrition services
  • Occupational therapy
  • Physical therapy
  • Psychological services
  • Services coordination (Family Resource Coordination)
  • Social work services
  • Special Instruction
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Transportation costs necessary to enable a child/family to receive services
  • Vision services
A brochure is available with further details about program services and logistics by clicking on www1.dshs.wa.gov/iteip/Publications.html (external) and selecting "A Family's Guide to Early Intervention in Washington State." This brochure is available in PDF format in English, Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Lao, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.