 Overview
Texas Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) serves families with children birth to 36 months with developmental delays or disabilities. ECI provides family support and specialized services to strengthen the family’s ability to access resources and improve their child’s development through daily activities.
Eligibility Criteria
 Resident of the State of Texas, AND Birth to age three, AND Developmental delay OR Children who are delayed in one or more of the following areas of development: Cognitive: difficulty with playing, learning and thinking
Motor: gross, fine and oral
Communication: limited understanding or responses in communicating with others
Social-emotional: attachment problems, limited parent/family interactions or behavior concerns
Self-help skills: feeding
Atypical development OR Children who may perform within their appropriate age range on test instruments, but whose patterns of development are different from their peers. Atypical sensory-motor development: muscle tone, reflex or postural reaction responses, oral-motor skills and sensory integration Atypical language or cognition: state regulation, attention span, perseveration, information processing Atypical emotional or social patterns: social responsiveness, affective development, attachment patterns, and self-targeted behaviors Medically diagnosed condition Children who have a medically diagnosed condition with a high probability of developmental delay are automatically eligible for ECI services.
Children with auditory and/or vision concerns should be referred for eligibility determination. Services Provided
Services provided to children who qualify may include:
Assistive Technology: Services & Devices Audiology Developmental Services Early Identification, Screening & Assessment Family Counseling Family Education Medical Services (diagnostic or evaluation services used to determine eligibility) Nursing Services Nutrition Services Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Psychological Services Service Coordination Social Work Services Speech-Language Therapy Vision Services Inclusive Classroom Opportunities through the Bright Beginnings Child Development Center and other participating Centers For more information
For more information call Brighton Center at 210-826-4492 or Call the DARS Inquiries Line at 1-800-628-5115 or the TDD/TTY Line at 1-866-581-9328 for people with a hearing impairment or visit the ECI web pages at www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis.
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