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Overview

Some of the most important people in our kids' early lives are the therapists who will help them work toward building the emotional, social, adaptive, and physical skills they’ll need to fully participate in their school and community. Learn more about what’s available here.

When should my child begin early intervention therapies?

  • Early intervention can make a huge positive impact on the lives and development of children with developmental delays and disabilities. It’s important to start services as soon as you can if your child is under age three and has been diagnosed with, or is at risk for, developmental delays or disabilities. Learn more about when to start specific therapies here.

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Overview
When should my child begin early intervention therapies?
Who can help assess which therapies my child needs?
What therapies can my child receive at school?
How can I support my child’s therapies at home?
Where can I find funding for my child’s therapies?

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Funding Sources For Therapies
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Therapies (Ages 0-3)
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Therapy at Home
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Common Therapies

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Types of Therapies: Glossary
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Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) 101
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Behavioral Interventions Beyond ABA
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Physical Therapy (PT) 101
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Occupational Therapy (OT) 101
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Speech Therapy: What It Is and How It Works

How Parents Can Support Therapies

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Tips for Building Better Emotional Regulation

Related Parent Questions

Parent Question
Does my child need an educational therapist?
Unlike tutors, an educational therapist (ET) focuses on addressing the causes of the individual’s academic challenges. ETs help those who need support with attention or learning challenges, executive functioning skills, or specialized instruction.
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What is speech therapy?
Speech therapy (also referred to as speech-language pathology) treats communication difficulties and disorders such as oral motor dysfunction, fluency, speech sounds related to apraxia or dysarthria, and communication issues.
Parent Question
What is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a type of therapy that seeks to improve or teach specific behaviors in areas such as social skills, communication, self-care, and academics. It is most often used to support individuals with autism.
Parent Question
What is DIRFloortimeⓇ/Floortime?
The Developmental, Individual Differences, and Relationship-Based (DIRFloortime) model is a play-based therapy that seeks to help your child progress through creativity and connection. All or most of the child’s senses will be engaged while using their emotional and motor skills.
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What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
CBT is a psychological treatment that helps improve emotional regulation to protect against irrational fears or behaviors due to anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and other diagnoses.
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What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy uses prescribed exercises and hands-on care to treat a range of injuries, disabilities, and other conditions that affect a child’s ability to learn and use the large muscles (arms, legs, and torso) in their body — otherwise known as gross motor skills.

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