What Does an Early Intervention Specialist Do?
Early intervention generally means providing services to children with certain developmental disabilities or delays. An early intervention specialist typically works with such children, from infancy to age three, but he or she also can assist older children when necessary. A commonly held belief, by most professionals in the field, is that children tend to attain better developmental outcomes when they receive a diagnosis and services as early as possible. The specialist often functions as a member of a professional team that can provide a variety of services to children and their families.
