Early Intervention Service Program

Zhen-Zhen, a 5-year-old child with developmental delays, showed signs of delayed motor skills at 8–9 months old, as she was unable to sit steadily on her own. After multiple evaluations at different hospitals, her family learned that hypothyroidism was affecting her development. This diagnosis prompted her to begin a rehabilitation program three days a week at the hospital.

Following her initial rehabilitation, and to ensure she had access to more comprehensive resources, her family brought her to Eden’s Children Development Community Service Center over four years ago for scheduled therapy sessions. As her abilities improved, she later transitioned into the early intervention day program, where interaction with peers could further stimulate her development and enhance the benefits of early intervention.

When she first joined the day program, Zhen-Zhen’s walking was unsteady, she frequently fell, her speech was unclear, and she was reluctant to speak. Through intensive guidance and training from the teachers, she can now walk independently, climb stairs, express her basic needs, and even organize her own school bag. The progress she has made is tremendous.

Teachers describe Zhen-Zhen as a lively, cheerful, and strong-willed girl whose positive attitude is contagious. She adapts quickly to new environments and often takes the initiative to help her classmates, having truly become a beloved little helper in the classroom. Her parents are deeply moved by her progress and hope she will continue to learn happily and confidently take each step in her growth journey.

Axi 's Road to Rebirth - Miracles Happen with Early Treatment Services Axi was originally a healthy child, but at the age of one, he contracted a hemophagocytic virus and was once critically ill. After being in a coma for half a month, he was saved, but the brain damage left him unable to walk or speak, and he cannot call out “Mom” or “Dad.”

Axi’s illness changed the life of a once-happy family. To fully care for Axi and his newborn baby sister, Axi’s father bravely quit his stable job as a chef and started a street stall business to support Axi’s rehabilitation journey. By chance, Axi’s mother came to know Eden Foundation and joined the Keelung Service Center, where they began receiving “home-based therapy” services.

After one semester, Axi, who could previously only crawl on the floor, began to stand and walk, even jumping around like other children. His language skills also showed significant improvement. What made his mother happiest was that Axi’s ability to self-regulate his emotions had also gotten better.“When I took him out and saw him quietly tell his favorite toy car, ‘The teacher said I can’t buy it,’ I was really touched!” his mother said with tears in her eyes. These changes were all brought about by the services from Eden Foundation.

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