Jump Start Therapy Place
Jump Start Therapy Place
Early Intervention Agency
If a child is determined eligible, services will be identified in collaboration with the families and provided as authorized by the county.
The services may include:
- Special Instruction (work with children and their families on following directions, attending to tasks, development of learning, play and social
skills)
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) (a systematic behavior approach in treating children, primarily used in children with autism)
- Speech/Language Therapy (helps children with expressive (spoken) and/or receptive (understanding) language delays as well as with feeding
difficulties to address strategies and to improve feeding, chewing/swallowing and mealtime behaviors)
- Physical Therapy (work on muscle control and coordination, strength and endurance, gait and mobility, balance, and coordination needed for
crawling, walking, running and jumping)
- Occupational Therapy (helps develop fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, self-help skills, sensory and motor functioning needed for dressing,
grasping, tying shoes, writing, cutting with scissors)
- Psychological Services (administering psychological and developmental tests and other assessment procedures; interpreting assessment results
and obtaining, integrating and interpreting information about child behavior and child and family conditions related to learning, mental health, and
development
- Counseling (to assist the family of an eligible child in understanding the special needs of the child and enhancing the child's development)
- Family Training (teaches parents and caregivers strategies for helping their child achieve success in daily activities)
- Service Coordination (helps the family navigate the early intervention system)