Dax's Dream Team
Easter Seals Greater Houston's Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Program supports infants, babies and toddlers ages 0-36 months. ECI offers an array of services based on each child's unique needs, including but not limited to Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Specialized Skills Training (SST), Case Management and Nutrition. Every ECI client gets a team of specialists who work with their family to help them reach their goals and developmental milestones. Our therapists, specialists and case managers are dedicated to their clients’ success, always going the extra mile to meet families where they are and work with parents to meet their baby’s needs.
"Our child, Dax, had a rough beginning and spent his first 18 days in the NICU. When he was finally able to come home, there were still challenges ahead. He has a clubfoot, and we would find out much later that he also had difficulty speaking. We were referred to the Easter Seals ECI program by his pediatrician, and they have been nothing short of angels.
Ms. Sarah is one of the easiest people to talk to. She tells it like it is, and every conversation feels like I’m talking to a friend—our best interests always at the forefront of her mind.
Ms. Kim works with our son to help him with speech and to better understand the world around him. Her approach is filled with patience and playful activities. She always arrives with new ways to capture his attention and focus it on learning. She is masterful at this, has the brightest personality, and our son absolutely loves it when she comes.
Ms. Charisse helps with our son's clubfoot and the challenges related to it. She is a highly skilled physical therapist whose knowledge has been completely invaluable. Ms. Charisse has guided us down a very difficult path more times than I can count. Her advice—on everything from the right corrective hardware to ways of helping him stand, walk, and move—has led to our son making progress far beyond what we expected early on. I believe it is largely because of her that I can now take my son to the park and just let him go running around. She is pleasant to work with, incredibly knowledgeable, and truly excellent at what she does.
ECI has been a blessing to our family. They work with your situation in every way. They even recently hosted the most fun day ever at the Houston Zoo! It’s clear they are deeply committed to their work and genuinely care about our son and his future."
-ECI Client Dax's Parents, Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), Central Outreach, Easter Seals Greater Houston
Thank you to Brazos County, Texas, Episcopal Health Foundation, The George Foundation, Texas Health and Human Services, United Way of the Brazos Valley and United Way of Greater Houston for supporting our ECI program.