Who The Early Intervention Program Serves
We serve children, birth to three years of age, who reside in Montgomery County, Stewart County and the Fort Campbell areas who have developmental delays or have a diagnosed condition which is likely to cause developmental delays. Your child must meet the below criteria to be eligible for services.
Developmental Delay is defined as:
At least 25% below his or her chronological age in two or more of the following
development areas:
• Cognitive development;
• Physical development, including fine motor, gross motor and
sensory development, (Vision and hearing);
• Communication development;
• Social/emotional development;
• Adaptive development
OR
Is functioning at least 40% below his or her chronological age in one of
the areas listed above.
Examples of diagnosed conditions include, but are not
limited to:
• hearing loss
• visual loss
• neurological, muscular or orthopedic impairment which prevents the
development of other skills,: for example, congenital dislocation of the
hip, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy;
• Organic conditions or syndromes which have known significant consequences:
for example tuberous sclerosis, hydrocephalus, muscular dystrophy, fetal
alcohol syndrome;
• Chromosomal, metabolic, or endocrine abnormalities; for example,
Down Syndrome, Klinefelter Syndrome, Turner Syndrome, hypothyroidism.
