Social Media’s Influence on Policy Issues

Hi Colleagues,

I would like to use Facebook and Twitter as a platform while building my policy issue on Early Intervention Advocacy for infants and toddlers who have been diagnosed as ineligible to receive services but yet appear to have a developmental delay.  When an infant or toddler is evaluated, there is a possibility that a mis-interpretation of assessment data occurs (Sage Journals, 2016).  Early Intervention is a very crucial during the brain development milestone of zero to three years old because a child produces 700 new neural connections every second (Center on the Developing Child (Harvard University, 2016).  Early Intervention deals with the identification of a developmental delay in a child at an early age, evaluating the identified delay, receiving, a diagnosis and then receiving treatment/therapy in the following areas:  Physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional and self-help.  Catching the developmental delay early is the goal, which affords the child an opportunity to get on the task and be successful.  The following are two influential and world-wide social media outlets that will help me in implementing my policy:

Facebook- 

Facebook is considered a platform to implement any advertisement, policy or information to millions of people all over the world.  Facebook can be used to target all and specific audiences that have a connection with a group, page, event or organization.  Facebook affords the opportunity for individuals or organizations that want to make improvements in: Education, Communities, Families, Health Management, Politics and Economics.  This site allows dialogues, photos and videos to help influence, persuade or entertain a specific audience.  A hash- tag used on face book permits users to view what is trending and.  Facebook affords the opportunity for users to: Follow, add as a friend, like and comment.        

Twitter

Twitter is a social media site that allows similar businesses to connect and engage in advertisements, invitations or introductions about specific topics.  Twitter is used by millions of people all over the world and can be accessed from any electronic device that offers wifi.  Twitter allows users to access the lives of many celebrities, politicians, authors, athletes, prominent organizations and other famous individuals of stardom.  Twitter affords the opportunity for users to: Follow, retweet and comment.   

References

Center on the Developing Child (Harvard University).  (2016).  Numbers to remember about early child development.  Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/five-numbers-to-remember -about early-childhood-development/

SageJournals.com (2016).  Comparing apples and oranges: the mis-measurement of young children through the mismatch of assessment purpose and the interpretation of results.  Retrieved from http://tec.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/03/07/0271121414524283