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.