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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t know how child find works in your area, I assume it’s a birth-3 program at this age. I’d definitely start there but would also be looking for private providers as well if you have the means to do so.

Here’s the basic breakdown I follow for EI:

Contact birth-3

Contact insurance (they may not cover anything now but will help for you to know what info they need to get services covered). Ask about pre-diagnosis vs diagnosis, some cover pre-diagnosis at this age if behavioral concerns are inhibiting ability to be formally assessed using standard measurements.

Schedule pediatrician to rule out medical issues like hearing, vision, etc. and get possible pre-diagnosis.

Schedule developmental pediatrician for later date /possible diagnosis once you have assessments completed

Look into EIBI program- get behavioral assessment and ABLLS-R- birth-3 May or May not help with this. ABLLS-R should be updated at least every 6 months.

Schedule OT, PT, SLP assessments- birth-3 May or May not help with this. PPVT and EVT are great speech assessments to get and update yearly.

Contact public school regarding IEP at age 3 (even if homeschool you may still be able to use it for SLP, OT, etc). Easiest time to get IEP is 3rd birthday. If you anticipate needing extensive services hire a lawyer and advocate. If you just need speech you should be fine/birth-3 should be able to assist.

I think a nutritionist and allergist can be useful as well to help rule out additional medical concerns.

Keep immaculate records, get copies of everything, make yourself a binder. Record dates, times, phone calls, print emails. Give physical copies from binder to each person on a need to know basis, much easier than requesting office A to send to office B, etc.[/quote]

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