The first years of life are so important, and having a young child with special needs can be overwhelming and intimidating. InterActive Therapy Group has aided children and families through this journey for over 10 years, making us leaders in the administrative, diagnostic and treatment aspects of these services. We understand that you know your child best, and we work not only with your child, but with your whole family, to make sure we are meeting your goals.

With professionals in all areas of development, from physical to mental and emotional, InterActive Therapy Group has the expertise to help children-and families-discover and reach their fullest potential.

We participate with the Early Intervention Program in Long Island (Nassau County). Services start with a referral to the Early Intervention Program in your County. Contact us to help you make a referral, or have us do it for you. Once your child has been referred, you are assigned a service coordinator who will assist you in getting through the system. You have the right to choose any evaluator on their list of State-approved evaluators. We are an approved evaluator, but there are also others for you to choose from. We provide team evaluations as well as single discipline evaluations in the following areas of development:

• Cognitive 
• Communication 
• Physical 
• Adaptive Behavior
• Social-Emotional

The team will typically consist of a generalist and a specialist. The generalist will be a special education teacher or a psychologist and the specialist will be a professional from the areas of main concern.

For example if a child's main concern is communication, then the team may consist of a special education teacher and a speech-language pathologist. We have a staff of licensed and/or certified professionals in the following areas:

• Speech-Language Pathology
• Special Education
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Psychology

Evaluations will be conducted in the child's natural environment, whether it is your home or your child's day care.

Depending on the results of your child's evaluation, services may be recommended. Frequency, duration, and location of services will be decided through a collaborative effort between the family, the evaluator(s) and the EI service coordinator. The result will be an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) that will guide the services for your family. If your child does not meet the criteria to qualify for services paid by Early Intervention, then you can choose to enroll your child in ITG's Advantage Program.

The Early Intervention Program (EIP) is a public program for infants and toddlers with special needs. If you have concerns about your child's development, you can call the EIP in the county in which you reside to refer your child. Someone else can help you make the referral to the EIP if you wish. If your child is found to be eligible for services by someone approved to perform this evaluation, you, your county staff, and other team members will make a plan to help your child and family. Early intervention services in your plan and authorized by your county are provided at no cost to you. The county will arrange for the services to be provided and will choose the provider based on the needs of your child and family. Your child's health insurance may be used to cover some of the costs. All other costs for EIP services are paid for by your county and New York State. Early Intervention services are provided where it is best for your child-in places such as your home, daycare other community settings. The EIP covers the cost of early intervention services only. The EIP does not pay for daycare or other fees charged by community settings. Interactive Therapy Group is approved by New York State and has contracts with the counties listed below to provide early intervention services.