Who is Eligible? As per the information provided in the Forms and Procedures Manual for NYC Early Intervention Services, a developmental delay for the purposes of early intervention (ages 0 - 3) is a delay that has been documented as: 12 month delay in 1 of the 5 functional areas 33% delay in 1 of the 5 functional areas 25% delay in each of 2 functional areas Score of at least 2.0 standard deviations below the mean in 1 of the 5 functional areas Score of at least 1.5 standard deviations below the mean in each of 2 functional areas What are the Functional Areas? The five functional areas are: Cognitive Communication Social/Emotional Adaptive Motor