Child Development

The Child Development Clinic offers pediatric diagnosis and evaluation for a wide variety of developmental delays and disorders including:

• specific learning difficulties
• mental retardation
• autism
• developmental behavioral problems, ADHD (attention defecit-hyperactivity disorder)

Other issues addressed by this clinic include:

• behavioral or developmental disorders related to prenatal drug exposure and fetal alcohol syndrome and effects
• developmental problems associated with very low birth weight or perinatal complications
• behavioral or developmental concerns related to child abuse or neglect

Recommended services vary according to the child's age, diagnosis and referral concerns. For example, basic evaluation service for a four-year old child with delays in motor skills and language would include evaluations by a developmental pediatrician, occupational or physical therapist, speech-language pathologist, audiologist, psychologist and social worker.

Professional Staff

The professional staff serving the clinic include developmental pediatrics, occupational therapy, physical therapy, child psychology speech-language pathology, education, nursing, social work and audiology.