Program provides a wide variety of services to families with children age 0-3 with a hearing loss. Early Intervention has knowledge and experience serving families and their children with hearing loss. This includes Hard of Hearing children, Deaf children, cochlear implant recipients, hearing loss with other disabilities.

Offers Early Intervention services for birth through 2 years with a disability or at risk, preschool for children 3-5 years with a disability and school programming for children 6-22 years with multiple handicaps.

Offers a 12-week parent-centered, early intervention services for young children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Services offered virtually (via cell phone, tablet or computer).

Offers a Home Visiting program that supports parents as their child's earliest and best teacher and helps children grow, learn, and reach their full potential. Once the child has been referred, the parent will be assigned a Parent Educator. The Parent Educator is a trained professional in child development who will schedule visits that are at a convenient time and place for the family. At those visits, the Parent Educator will bring age-appropriate activities and materials for the parent and child, bring information in response to any questions or needs, provide guidance for challenges such as crying, hitting, sleeping routines, and potty training, conduct developmental screenings and assessments, share what can expected during each stage of development, encourage and support you the parent to become the child's most important teacher, and connect the parent to needed resources and services in the community. Parents as Teachers also offers opportunities to connect with other families. Clients can participate in special groups such as Families in the Kitchen, All About Reading, Let's Paint, and Preschool Prep, as well as, a group through social media called Parents Connect.

Offers comprehensive diagnostic services and intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism. Service includes developing a individual plan that uses a variety of behavioral techniques to increase appropriate behaviors and to decrease or eliminate interfering behaviors. Parental involvement for children of any age, but particularly for infants and toddlers, is a integral part of the treatment.

Early Intervention Service Coordination is a program that Coordinates services to promote children's growth and development. Services include evaluation to determine need for ongoing early intervention services, home visits, family support, developmental screenings linkage to community resources including Early Intervention services.

Interpreting, captioning, case management, advocacy, life skills, assistive listening devices, sign language, classes for public and family members of the Deaf, Youth Enrichment and Recreation Club, school and summer programs, college internships.

Provides early intervention services to young children who have developmental delays. Will develop an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) which sets goals for children, age 0-3, and their families. Children and their families can participate in parent-child programs which emphasize information and experience sharing, parenting skills, and support. Families have access to an Early Intervention Team consisting of Service Coordinator, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and a Developmental Specialist.

Provides intensive intervention through small group and individual instruction to prepare children with Autism for Kindergarten.

Offers developmental screenings of children ages birth to five years old. Screenings are offered at area child care centers.

Early childhood education programs meant to promote skill development for children with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities and delays. The early childhood education program is designed to meet the needs of the children at their levels of ability. A group-oriented, facility-based program is offered for children 18-36 months of age. An individual plan is developed for each child and his/her family, outlining goals to be focused on over the course of the school year. A variety of services help children achieve their goals, including: Educational and therapeutic services; Daily use of a fully accessible play yard and/or gross motor room; Weekly use of Easter Seals warm water, therapeutic pool; Individual family service plans; Transportation to those who could otherwise not attend; In-home visits throughout the school year; and Transition to a preschool setting. Classroom size is limited to eight children with one certified teacher and teacher's assistant per classroom. Students also work with trained physical, occupational and speech therapists as well as aquatic specialists.

Habilitation program serving the needs of older adults with developmental disabilities who no longer desire to work in a workshop setting. Addresses the needs of individuals who cannot work due to pronounced physical needs through occupational, physical, water, and sensory therapies.

Offers service coordination and home visiting for infants and young children under the age of three with developmental delays and their families. Provides linkages and connections to early intervention services, works with families to identify goals that support their priorities and help them support their child's development.

Offers periodic Infant-toddler developmental screenings for children age 0-2 who are suspected of having a problem in hearing, language, learning, social-emotional, or motor skills. Screening takes about one hour.

Offers home visiting and early intervention programs for at-risk infants and children. Works with pregnant mothers to teach proper prenatal care so they will have a better chance of delivering a healthy child. Educates parents about immunizations, what to look for developmentally as their child grows, making a home safe for children, community linkage and how parents play a role in helping their child become ready for learning.

Interpreting, captioning, case management, advocacy, life skills, assistive listening devices, sign language, classes for public and family members of the Deaf, Youth Enrichment and Recreation Club, school and summer programs, college internships.

Interpreting, captioning, case management, advocacy, life skills, assistive listening devices, sign language, classes for public and family members of the Deaf, Youth Enrichment and Recreation Club, school and summer programs, college internships.

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Provides testing for genetic or metabolic disorders, such as Byler's Disease, Cohen Syndrome, Prolidase Deficiency, PKU, etc. Prepares and coordinates a treatment plan for the patient, which can involve multiple agencies and hospitals. Special attention is paid to the Amish community, who account for a larger proportion of the rare genetic and metabolic diseases.

Early Intervention (EI) - Serves children 0-3 who have a developmental delay or a medical diagnosis likely to result in delay. The EI team consists of a service coordinator, a developmental specialist, and occupational, physical and speech therapists. The team also has an Early Childhood Mental Health provider, a hearing specialist, and of course the family. All team members work together to help reach outcomes the family desire. Early Intervention supports learning and development, child social and emotional well-being, and helps families through a coaching model within the context of daily routines and activities. Services for pre-school aged children - The Perry County Board of DD provides services to children 3-6 through the support of an early childhood specialist. These services are primarily home based and often times supplement the work of preschool special education, or may stand alone for those children not enrolled in preschool. Through discovery with families, the specialist learns of the unique strengths and needs of the child, and helps the family build on those strengths or provides resources for assessed needs. Services for school-aged children - The Perry County Board of DD provides service coordination to families enrolled with school-aged children. The role of the service coordinator is to help connect families with needed resources and supports as requested. The service coordinator is available to attend IEP meetings with families, make application for family selected supports, and serves as a resource for families as they navigate various systems for services for their children.

Early Intervention Program is for children birth to age 3 with a developmental delay or diagnosis that places them at risk for developing a delay. The program offers stimulation and therapy in the areas of fine motor, gross motor, speech and language, social, self help, and cognitive skills. Services & Supports may include: - Developmental assessment of speech, movement, play, social, emotional and self-help skills. - Speech, Occupational, or Physical Therapy - Family Education and Support - Center and Home vists to model strategies for parents to promote skills through play and functional activities. - Information and recommendations on appropriate toys and baby equipment. Classes are set up to meet a variety of needs for infants and toddlers. Staff members work with the children individually and in small groups. Expanded hours are offered for working families. Services can be provided in the home, at Starlight School or in a community setting. All staff members work as a team to meet the needs of children and parents. For example, an art activity may be used to work on a fine motor goal established by the occupational therapist. The occupational therapist may work on a goal identified by the physical therapist. Language skills are developed in all activities. The Early Intervention Program works in collaboration with other agencies such as Help Me Grow to provide comprehensive services for children and their families.

Interpreting, captioning, case management, advocacy, life skills, assistive listening devices, sign language, classes for public and family members of the Deaf, Youth Enrichment and Recreation Club, school and summer programs, college internships.

Help Me Grow program is designed to ensure Ohio’s children receive a healthy birth and the resources to warrant a healthy and productive start in life. An integral part of Ohio’s prenatal to age three system of supports, the services offered by Help Me Grow equip parents with the means to help their child acquire the early building blocks necessary for long term success. These initial achievements last a lifetime, as scientific evidence strongly suggests that a child’s success is significantly determined by the quality of nurturing in the first three years of life.

Provides interactive educational experiences, physical, occupational and speech/language therapies and specialized instruction.

Offers two programs to prenatal women, children, and families: Early Intervention provides family-centered services for infants and toddlers to age 3 with a developmental delay, disability, or a medical condition likely to result in a delay or disability. Home Visiting provides first time expectant or new parents the information and support they need to be prepared for the birth of their child and provides ongoing education and support for families to maximize their child's health and development to age 3.