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Early Childhood Developmental Delays. Adrienne Holliday Danielle Urbano Kim Petrina. What is a Developmental Delay?. Developmental delays are “significant delays or atypical patterns of development that make children eligible for early intervention” (Heward, 563). Who is at risk?.
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Early ChildhoodDevelopmental Delays Adrienne Holliday Danielle Urbano Kim Petrina
What is a Developmental Delay? • Developmental delays are “significant delays or atypical patterns of development that make children eligible for early intervention” (Heward, 563).
Who is at risk? • Established Risk Conditions • Biological Risk Conditions • Environmental Risk Conditions
What do we do? IDEA Early Intervention Services IFSP
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IFSP Individual Family Services Plan
Criteria for eligibility: 1). Needs services due to a diagnosed developmental delay. 2). Diagnosed with a physical or medical condition which could result in a developmental delay. 3). Infants and toddlers needing early intervention services to prevent developmental delays.
Resources and Information Division for Early Childhood www.dec-sped.org National Institute on Developmental Delays www.nidd.org First Signs www.firstsigns.org Baby Center www.babycenter.com Developmental Delay Resource www.devdelay.org
Resources in Delaware: Child Development Watch http://www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/chs/chscdw.html Delaware Health and Social Services – Division of Management Services http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dms/epqc/birth3/directry.html
References: Heward, William L. (2006). Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.