Early intervention

Early Intervention Services refers to services provided for?

• special education

• infants and toddlers

• infants, toddlers and their families

• parents of children with special needs

In Malaysia contacts, early intervention refers to the services for ?

• pre-schooler or children age 6 and below

• children from birth to 3 years old.

• Children above 7 years old.

• infants from birth to 1 years old.

Select correct Domains of Development

• physical

• cognitive

• Communication

• Social or emotional

• Adaptive

"Development of age-appropriate abilities by controlling and coordinating gross motor and fine motor movements." refer to which type of development?

• spiritual

• communication

• physical

• adaptive

Why Early intervention services feature assistance for both the infant or toddler and the family?

• Intervention effectiveness is dependent on parent-child interaction.

• Intervention effects on child development did not appear to occur unless mother changed their style of interaction with their child.

• The parent or caregivers is not the factor that assists the child in maintaining the advantage stimulated by early intervention.

• A mutually reinforcing cycle of parent-child interactions will not help to maintain the impact of early intervention services.

Which statement below describe the role of early intervention correctly ?

• The primary intervention target should not be the child, but the child within the context of the family.

• The primary intervention target should not be the child, but the family.

• The primary intervention target should be the child, but not the family

• The primary intervention target be only the child.

Select the correct main components of Early Intervention Programmes.

• Resource Supports

• Social Supports

• Information and Services

• Supplemental supports

• •Individual therapies

Ministry of Health play the role of?

• Institutional rehabilitation services

• Speech therapy, Hearing therapy / audiology

• Follow-up treatment, Dietitian, Psychotherapy

• Initial assessment

• Occupational therapy, Physical rehabilitation / physiotheraphy

What are the Benefits of acquiring an OKU card ?

• Hospital services

• Allowance

• Free passport

• DIGI OKU package

• Free equipment import tax

What are the effects of Early Intervention?

• lessen the severity of the impact of the disability

• assist young children with special needs in reaching their full potential

• improve family adjustment and functioning

• Have more positive attitudes towards high school and more likely to graduate

• Are more likely to be assigned to special classes or to be held back a grade