TABLE 3.
Early childhood intervention services
| Infant and toddler group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 52)a (n = 105)b (n = 23)c |
Trisomy (n = 48)a (n = 90)b (n = 21)c |
Tetra/pentasomy (n = 4)a (n = 15)b (n = 2)c |
p-value | |
| Received multidisciplinary EI evaluationa | 33 (63.5%) | 30 (62.5%) | 3 (75%) | .372 |
| Receiving or received any early intervention therapyb | 62 (59%) | 49 (54.4%) | 13 (86.7%) | .033 |
| >1 therapy | 41 (39%) | 31 (34.4%) | 10 (66.7%) | .025 |
| Speech therapy | 46 (43.8%) | 34 (37.8%) | 12 (80%) | .009 |
| Physical therapy | 35 (33.3%) | 26 (28.9%) | 9 (60%) | .047 |
| Occupational therapy | 28 (26.7%) | 21 (23.3%) | 7 (46.7%) | .082 |
| Early developmental stimulation/special education | 23 (21.9%) | 18 (20%) | 5 (33.3%) | .367 |
| Minutes per week of EI therapiesc | .621d | |||
| <30 | 6 (26.1%) | 6 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 30–60 | 16 (69.6%) | 14 (66.7) | 2 (100%) | |
| >60 | 1 (4.3%) | 1 (4.8%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Any private therapya | 11 (21.2%) | 8 (16.7%) | 3 (75%) | .042 |
| >1 private therapy | 5 (9.6%) | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (75%) | .007 |
| Speech therapy | 6 (11.5%) | 3 (6.3%) | 3 (75%) | .007 |
| Occupational therapy | 5 (9.6%) | 2 (4.2%) | 3 (75%) | .013 |
| Physical therapy | 9 (17.3%) | 6 (12.5%) | 3 (75%) | .025 |
| Behavior therapy | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (2.1%) | 0 (0%) | na |
| None | 41 (78.8%) | 40 (83.3%) | 1 (25%) | .042 |
| Preschool group | ||||
| Total (n = 53) | Trisomy (n = 42) | Tetra/pentasomy (n = 11) | p-value | |
| Received ECSE evaluation | 40 (75.5%) | 29 (69%) | 11 (100%) | .047d |
| Receiving any ECSE services | 31 (58.5%) | 20 (47.5%) | 11 (100%) | .001d |
| >1 ECSE service | 24 (45.3%) | 15 (35.7%) | 9 (81.8%) | .027 |
| Speech therapy | 24 (45.3%) | 17 (40.5%) | 7 (63.6%) | .297 |
| Physical therapy | 14 (26.4%) | 6 (14.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | .001 |
| Occupational therapy | 12 (22.6%) | 5 (11.9%) | 7 (63.6%) | .002 |
| Preschool/academics | 20 (37.7%) | 11 (26.2%) | 9 (45%) | .006 |
| Social skills support | 10 (18.9%) | 5 (11.9%) | 5 (45.5%) | .046 |
| Minutes per week of ECSE servicese | .295d | |||
| <30 | 2 (6.5%) | 2 (10%) | 0 (0%) | |
| 30–60 | 13 (41.9%) | 9 (45%) | 4 (36.4%) | |
| 60–120 | 7 (22.6%) | 5 (25%) | 2 (18.2%) | |
| >120 | 9 (29%) | 4 (20%) | 5 (45.5%) | |
| Receive services in a preschool setting | 28 | 18 | 10 | .854 |
| Inclusive preschool class | 22 (78.6%) | 14 (77.8%) | 8 (80%) | |
| Self-contained preschool class | 6 (21.4%) | 4 (22.2%) | 2 (20%) | |
| Private preschool | 33 (62.3%) | 28 (66.7%) | 5 (45.5%) | .318 |
| Any private therapy | 23 (43.3%) | 15 (35.7%) | 8 (72.7%) | .030 |
| >1 private therapy | 14 (26.4%) | 6 (14.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | .001 |
| Speech therapy | 21 (39.6%) | 13 (31%) | 8 (72.7%) | .011 |
| Occupational therapy | 14 (26.4%) | 6 (14.3%) | 8 (72.7) | .001 |
| Physical therapy | 9 (17%) | 5 (11.9%) | 4 (36.4%) | .103 |
| Behavior therapy | 6 (11.3%) | 2 (4.8%) | 4 (36.4%) | .019 |
| None | 30 (56.6%) | 27 (64.3%) | 3 (27.3%) | .030 |
Data on multidisciplinary EI evaluations and private infant and toddler therapies are only available for those currently in infant and toddler group (n = 52).
Respondents with children in the Preschool group (n = 53) were asked to provide a retrospective account for some EI questions, and were added to the infant and toddler group (n = 52) for a total n = 105.
This question was only asked to participants with children currently in the infant and toddler age group who are receiving EI therapies (n = 23) in order to ensure more accurate data collection without the potential limitations of imprecise recollection of services delivery minutes from 2 years prior.
Unable to adjust for parent education due to sample size.
This question was only asked to participants with children currently receiving ECSE therapies (n = 31).