Early Intervention/Community Based Rehabilitative Services

Available in Lincoln County.

ComServ, Inc. provides these services in Lincoln County to children ages one and two. The services are provided in a licensed setting named A Place To Grow (APTG). The center is currently open from 7:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Early Intervention services are funded through Medicaid.

Early intervention focuses on helping eligible toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life, such as:

• physical
  (reaching, rolling, crawling, and walking);

• cognitive
  (thinking, learning, solving problems);

• communication
  (talking, listening, understanding);

• social/emotional
  (playing, feeling secure and happy);

• self-help
  (eating, dressing).

If an infant or toddler has a disability or a developmental delay in one or more of these developmental areas, that child will likely be eligible for early intervention services through the NC Infant-Toddler Program. These services will be tailored to meet the child’s individual needs and may include:

• Assistive technology (devices a child might need)

• Audiology or hearing services

• Speech and language services

• Counseling and training for a family

• Medical services

• Nursing services

• Nutrition services

• Occupational therapy

• Physical therapy

• Psychological services

• Vision services

Services may also be provided to address the needs and priorities of the child’s family. Family-directed services are meant to help family members understand the special needs of their child and how to enhance his or her development.

For additional information contact:

A Place to Grow
704-732-1745

“Children with disabilities aren’t given to strong people; they’re given to ordinary, everyday people.  Raising a child with a disability doesn’t take a special family, it makes a family special.” — Single Mothers Who Have Children with Autism