Early Intervention (EI) is a program in Colorado that provides free services to children under the age of 3, including but not limited to children with autism. Our Learning Center has information on how to access Early Intervention services. Early Intervention services and health insurance-based services can be viewed as complementary approaches to helping a child. EI services tend to be of lower intensity and free to families, focusing on a smaller number of hours (e.g., 1 hour a week) and training of parents. In contrast, health insurance-based services tend to cover more hours of therapy (varies by child but could be 20-30 hours a week) and are paid for by health insurance.