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The Place for Children with Autism provides an individualized autism assessment called the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program, or VB-MAPP. Using the VB-MAPP, they determine baseline skills and assess each child's current milestones relating to language, learning, and social skills.
Caravel Autism Health provides diagnostic evaluations for autism.
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Identification Programs
Caravel Autism Health provides diagnostic evaluations for autism.
Union Health Service (UHS) - Polk Street Center provides assessments for identifying concerns or delays in infant's and toddler's development and to establish the necessity of intervention services.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
The Place for Children with Autism provides an individualized autism assessment called the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program, or VB-MAPP. Using the VB-MAPP, they determine baseline skills and assess each child's current milestones relating to language, learning, and social skills.
Vox Chicago provides assessment to identify concerns or delays in a child's development.
Childhood immunizations, flu shots, education and home visits to teen moms, cancer screening on site, child psychologist on site, breastfeeding assistance, smoking cessation for pregnant women, TB treatment, help finding a doctor or dentist, help with finding medication or other care, Every Women Matters Education and Outreach, Denver Developmental Screening, and case management to reduce lead and other hazard exposure.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Flu Vaccines
General Immunization
Physician Referrals
Home Based Parenting Education
Smoking/Vaping Cessation

Offers service coordination for persons with developmental disabilities. Provides life span individual service coordination and assists the individual and family by

- Conducting a pre-screening to determine need.

- Building relationships with staff.

- Case coordination/management.

- Finding specialized services for individuals with disabilities.

- Information and referral.

Services

Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Conducts various types of assessments/evaluations to glean information regarding skills and challenges. Specific skill areas such as developmental, behavioral, social and functional living can be further assessed.

Preschool and Head Start program.

Service coordination and home visitation program.

Developmental testing, speech and language pathologist, occupational and physical therapists, and vision and hearing consultants.

Parent support groups.

Services

Parent Support Groups
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Special Education
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Childhood Education
The Early ACCESS program for children birth to age 3 provides evaluations to identify children with special needs. Children ages birth to 3 years old with special needs are connected to early intervention services. In addition, Early Childhood Special Education services are available for children ages 3 to 5 who are identified as needing special education services.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Early Identification Programs

Provides services for youth (birth to age 21) with disabilities and their families. The Agency screens students for hearing, vision and speech issues, as well as emotional, psychological and behavior issues. Services are provided at school or at the child's home. In most cases, Heartland AEA staff work closely with the staff of the school the child attends. Parents or others may refer children by calling any of Heartland AEA's offices throughout the agency's 11-county area, or parents may contact their local school for more information about Heartland AEA.

Children who are at risk for developmental delays or who have a developmental condition are entitled to an evaluation. This includes children with birth defects, vision or hearing concerns, language delays, autism, head injury, behavior problems, gross or fine motor delays, and feeding difficulties. After an evaluation, they may qualify for service coordination and a written Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). Under this plan, the following services may be provided: assistive technology, audiology, communication, occupational and physical therapy, social work, home-based instruction and vision.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Special Education
Educational Testing
Clinical services/support services offers family support services and an Integrated Evaluation and Planning Clinic (IEPC) that look at the physical, intellectual, and social development of a child.

Services

Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Pediatric Developmental Assessment

Special education services for students with all type of disabilities ages birth to 21.

Specialists in speech pathology, hearing, vision, physical, and occupational therapies.

Professional development for all levels of staff within both public and private schools specializing in math, reading, science, and early childhood curriculum areas.

School and community planning and addressing long-range goals for schools.

Provides training in many school climate issues around bullying, discipline, and addressing at risk factors.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Bullying Prevention
Special Education
Speech and Language Evaluations
Audiological Evaluations
Educational Testing

Provides education assistance to area schools in areas of early intervention, special education, career awareness, math and science coalition, computer instruction/training, curriculum development, and nursing services.

Early Intervention Program serves infants and toddlers (birth-3 years) with disabilities. Services include screening, testing, referral, services, coordination of services, and implementation of Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).

Offers autism support and training for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, grandparents, or anyone that is affected by autism.

Services

Special Education
Disease/Disability Information
Early Intervention for Children With Disabilities/Delays
Pediatric Developmental Assessment

Provides parent support and education. Also provides doula support and monthly parent-child interaction play groups.

Programming includes:

-- Personalized weekly/bi-weekly home visits

-- Prenatal develop and pregnancy education

-- Developmental, social-emotional, hearing, and vision screenings

-- Resource and referral connections

-- Child and parent activities

-- Age-appropriate developmental activities

-- Family centered events

-- Parent lending library

-- New baby welcome gift

-- Home safety materials

-- Breastfeeding support with lactation consultants

Doula Support:

-- Personalized weekly home visits

-- Assistance with the creation of a "birth plan"

-- Support in preparing for labor

-- Education on childbirth and the postpartum period

-- Continuous support during labor and birth

Parent-Child Interaction Play Groups:

-- Participation in activities and story times that promote child development

-- Meet and interact with other parents

-- Create make-it and take-it activities

Services

Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Childbirth Education
Home Based Parenting Education
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Determines eligibility for state funded developmental disability services, provides referral and linkage to services, and provides advocacy and monitoring of individuals with developmental disabilities. Programs include: - PUNS - Prioritization for Urgency of Need for Services. - PAS - Pre Admission Screening. - ISSA - Individual Service and Support Advocacy.

Services

Pediatric Developmental Screening
Case/Care Management
Pediatric Developmental Assessment
Provides educational diagnosis and evaluation for children with disabilities in cooperation with local school districts.
HealthWorks of Illinois: Receives reports from delivering hospitals on infants with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Nurses make follow-up visits with the clients to complete physical and developmental assessments.
Provides a structured evaluation of a child's development or abilities - including physical, language, intellectual, social and emotional.
Assists in identifying if an individual has a learning disability and if so in what area. Also completes assessment to identify Autism Spectrum Disorders such as Autism, Asperger's and Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners provides developmental evaluations regarding a child's growth, physical movements, behavior, play, interactions with family members, physical exam, hearing and eye screenings, play observation, and standardized tests that present the child with specific tasks to determine areas of strength and weakness.
Pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners provides developmental evaluations regarding a child's growth, physical movements, behavior, play, interactions with family members, physical exam, hearing and eye screenings, play observation, and standardized tests that present the child with specific tasks to determine areas of strength and weakness.
Pediatricians and pediatric nurse practitioners provides developmental evaluations regarding a child's growth, physical movements, behavior, play, interactions with family members, physical exam, hearing and eye screenings, play observation, and standardized tests that present the child with specific tasks to determine areas of strength and weakness.