Frühförderung von Kindern mit Behinderung

Does your child have a developmental disorder and/or an (impending) disability? Then it is advisable to clarify your child's entitlement to early intervention services in order to support them on the path to a self-determined and largely independent life at an early stage.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, eight "social pediatric centers" with affiliated early intervention centers offer early detection and early intervention services.

These are located in Bad Kreuznach,

• Göllheim,
• Mainz,
• Landau,
• Landstuhl,
• Ludwigshafen,
• Neuwied and
• Trier.

A comprehensive range of branch offices ensures that children are cared for close to home.

The work of the early intervention centers focuses on the early detection, support and treatment of developmental disorders, impending disabilities and existing disabilities in children and young people.

Children and young people with abnormalities in all areas of development, chronic illnesses, disabilities and impending disabilities can be referred to the centers for social pediatrics and early intervention for clarification of problematic development.

Early detection and early intervention services can be provided in particular for :

• Infants and toddlers with a history of risk factors
• Children with general developmental abnormalities
• Children with movement disorders of all kinds
• Children with speech development disorders
• Children with cerebral seizures and epilepsy
• Children with congenital malformations
• Children with behavioral problems
• Schoolchildren with partial performance disorders and with additional emotional disorders

children with multiple disabilities.

Early intervention for children with sensory disabilities is provided at the Neuwied State School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Neuwied State School for the Deaf, the Wilhelm Hubert Cüppers School in Trier and the Pfalzinstitut für Hörsprachbehinderte Frankenthal. In addition, individual local Lebenshilfen offer early home support

Services in the Centers for Social Pediatrics and Early Intervention are provided following a referral from a registered doctor.

Help and advice in the centers for social pediatrics and early intervention are free of charge for all parents of affected children in the country who are insured with statutory health insurance companies.

Further information can be found in the brochure "Social pediatrics/early intervention for children with disabilities and children at risk of disability".

The focus of the work in the centers for social pediatrics and early intervention is on the early detection, promotion and treatment of developmental disorders, impending disabilities and existing disabilities. Early intervention is the first step towards inclusion and self-determination.

If you have any questions about the work in the centers for social pediatrics and early intervention, please contact the facility responsible for your place of residence. If you have any questions about funding, please contact your health insurance provider or the local social or youth welfare organization.