After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

In this file image, Rhode Island mother Naiommy Baret is pictured with her then-3-year-old son, who was receiving early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Nationwide, there are ...

Naiommy Baret’s 3-year-old son receives early intervention services for epilepsy and a speech delay. Credit: Vanessa Leroy for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

The new law states hospitals must sign a letter referring babies to early intervention services if the child is born weighing less than 2.2 pounds.

Ruby Batz, Ph.D., assistant professor of special education in the College of Education & Human Development, received two prestigious grants to explore and expand the literature regarding early ...

Update 8:20 p.m. Feb. 28, 2025: Officials from the Department of Early Childhood sent a memo to providers and families Friday afternoon that all cost containment strategies are paused until further ...

A new trio of clinics in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology reflects the department’s dedication to innovation in mental health care. Known collectively as the TEAM Clinics ...

In late winter, Jeff Bridges got word that state-funded therapy for his 1-year-old son, who was born prematurely, would be slashed by half starting in July. Bridges was upset. But he had a better ...

ALBANY — New York State officials in April promised a funding boost for early intervention services for more than 73,000 young children with developmental delays and disabilities, but eight months ...

Parents and educators have sounded the alarm over the repurposing of early intervention classes for pre-school children into autism classes in recent years. At least 25 early intervention classes open ...