Family Infant Toddler Early Intervention
Are you worried about some aspect of your child’s development?
Free Screening of Your Child’s Development
Family Infant Toddler Early Intervention is a service provided to families whose child is experiencing a delay in development or has been diagnosed with a disability, or who may have a condition which could cause a significant delay in their development.
Families receive assistance to help them learn how to support their child to reach his or her full potential. Children from birth up to age three are eligible for Early Intervention services. Early Intervention services include Family Service Coordination, Developmental Instruction, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Family Counseling.
Abrazos’ Family Infant Toddler Services are provided on an as-needed basis, typically in the family’s home, child’s daycare or other community location.
Our services are individualized, family centered and coordinated with other medical, health and educational professionals to support the child’s health and development.
Our Developmental Specialists are available to assess the development of children ages birth to three years who live in Sandoval or Bernalillo Counties of New Mexico. If you do not live in that area, we can help you to identify an agency in your area that can assess your child’s development.
FAMILY INFANT TODDLER EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM
You are eligible if you have a child between the ages of birth and three years and you answer yes to any of these questions:
- Does your child have a delay in their development or developmental disability?
- Is your child at-risk for developmental delay because of a health, medical or other at-risk condition?
- Do you want to know more about child development, health and safety and want to learn how to help your child to learn and grow?
To schedule an appointment or for more information, call our office at (505) 867-3396 or e-mail us at [email protected]
Hearing Screening Available
Abrazos conducts hearing screenings for newly referred children during their initial evaluations.
If you would like to have your child’s hearing screened, please call our office (867-3396) or talk to your Service Coordinator to schedule an appointment.
Please be aware that we cannot screen your child’s hearing if she/he has a cold or is sick.
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Just wanting to repeat to you a few words Tim and I heard from Kathleen, Timothy, and Connor’s 1st grade teacher here in Hillsboro. The kids recently received reports and we went to their teacher conferences just prior to Halloween. Their teacher (there’s only one 1st grade at the tiny country school they attend) asked us about their history in more detail than we had provided at enrollment. After listening to our long tale of prematurity, health issues, developmental delays, and fantastic progress and development due to the great people and programs at Abrazos, she sat for a moment, looking astounded. Here are her words, paraphrased: Well, you are a very lucky family to have had such a great program available to you!
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A person has no idea the significance of a program like this until you have a child with Autism. …The benefits of this program include improved social & body awareness, following directions, better eye contact, better cognition, and ability to process sensory stimulation. … I have noted that the children behave better in public…
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My oldest daughter, Michaela, was born 11 weeks early. She weighed only 1 lb 9 oz. She had a grade 3 brain bleed and had to have a shunt put in the right side of her brain. Her doctors in the NICU couldn’t really give us any idea about what her long term prognosis would be. When we first brought her home, on oxygen and an apnea monitor, we were a little lost and didn’t really know what to do next. We had been referred to Abrazos as part of our discharge out of the NICU. They were exactly what we needed. They came into our home and evaluated Michaela and she started to receive services right away. Over the next 3 years she received services from a Physical Therapist, a Developmental Specialist, an Occupational Therapist and a Speech Therapist. They were with us every step of the way and provided us with invaluable knowledge about how best to help Michaela. They became part of our family and even supported us during my husband’s deployment to Iraq.
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Riley has made friends! He has learned so much from all of the activities. Thank you.
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We were new parents with many gaps in our parenting, especially as we were parenting a special needs child. What Abrazos offered was a true professionalism and dedication to our individual needs. A plan was put into place, and with regular reassessments, the plan was altered to meet Lucas’ changing needs.
Abrazos opened so many doors for our family. Lucas was introduced to professionals with passion, to programs with proven success rates, and to practices that helped him navigate his world. We were introduced to other families as a result of Abrazos, which truly comforted us. We were constantly reminded that we were never in this alone. For this support, we are eternally grateful!
