Is it too late to start early intervention? (Almost never.)
"Is it too late to start early intervention?" is the question most parents arrive with — usually after a pediatrician's visit, or after months of hoping things would click into place on their own.
The honest answer: for children under six, it's almost never too late. What changes with age is which skills are being targeted, not whether progress is possible. The brain's capacity for growth during these years is real, and structured support makes a measurable difference — whether a child starts at two or at five.
If you've been holding off because you weren't sure where to begin, this walks through what early intervention for toddlers actually looks like and how to take the first step.
Woburn, Winchester, Burlington, Lexington, Wilmington — ABA therapy at First Steps Developmental Services is built around each child's strengths, not a one-size-fits-all program.
