Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center
Neurodevelopmental Clinic
The Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Clinic sees children who have, or may be at risk of having, delays in any area of development. Once a referral has been received, we will ask the family to provide appropriate medical, educaitonal, and social records for our review. When that information is returned to our office, the child's case will be reviewed by a multi-disciplinary team that includes Klingberg staff as well as a pediatric geneticist, an audiologist, a neonatal pediatrician, and medical residents interested in the identification of developmental problems in early childhood. This team will determine if the child can be helped by our Center and, if so, what further information or evaluations are needed before seeing that child in clinic. If the child is determined to be an appropriate referral for the Neurodevelopmental Clinic, then his or her parents will be contacted with an appointment date and given any recommendations for further evaluation. If the team does not think the child can be well-served by our clinic, the parents will be notified and information on more appropriate resources will be provided to them.
Neurodevelopmental Clinic evaluations usually take at least 3 hours. During this time our team will learn more about the child's medical, behavioral, and developmental history; observe the child as he or she plays and interacts with others; and complete formal diagnostic and developmental assessments. The team will then provide feedback to the family about the findings of that visit, and make recommendations for further evaluation or treatment. Parents will be given an information sheet outlining those findings at the conclusion of the appointment, to be followed by a more extensive written report in about a month. A significant portion of the report is devoted to recommendations for intervention and education. Depending on the needs of each specific child, referrals to other professionals, e.g., pediatric neurologists or geneticists, can be provided. To make a referral to the Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Clinic, please call 304-293-7331 or 304-293-2890.
The Klingberg Neurodevelopmental Center does not offer intensive, ongoing treatment for pervasive developmental disorders at this time, but can make recommendations for that treatment.
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