Hospital for Children
Divisions/Specialties
Division of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics
The Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Division offers comprehensive
consultation, evaluation and treatment for children, birth to age 21, with developmental
and behavioral problems.
The division maintains special services for children with school problems and
toddlers and pre-schoolers with behavioral or developmental issues, children
with pervasive developmental disorder/autism (PDD) and SIDS families, and works
closely with child psychiatrists as a liaison for patients and families.
Patient Conditions
- Common behavior problems among children and adolescents
- Handicaps or developmental disabilities in children
- Problems related to chronic illness
- Diseases with prominent psychosomatic difficulties
- Dysfunctional behavior
- Problems related to family issues, such as divorce
- Adolescent and young adult sexual identity issues
- Pervasive developmental disorder/autism
- Developmental delay
Comprehensive Evaluations
- Evaluation of children with developmental or learning problems
- Evaluation of school or related difficulties (hearing problems, hyperactivity,
peer problems)
Specialized Treatments
- Follow-up program for premature infants
- Short-term and long-term counseling services
- Diagnosis and treatment for pervasive developmental disorder/autism
- Diagnosis and treatment for ADHD/learning disabilities
- Diagnosis and treatment for enuresis
- Diagnosis and treatment of young adult sexual identity issues
- Family support after infant death
Research Activities
- Premature infant development
- Pervasive developmental disorder/autism
- Evaluation of children with learning problems
- Pediatric HIV/AIDS
- Behavior problems in school-age children
- Early detection of developmental delay and sensory impairment
- Adolescent bereavement
- SIDS and infant mortality epidemiology
Special Programs
Center for Development, Behavior and Learning:
- Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic evaluates and treats a range of childhood and
family problems
- Comprehensive Evaluation Unit identifies and treats children with developmental
problems or disabilities
- Developmental Pediatrics Clinic manages children with handicaps or developmental
disabilities
- Center for Infant and Child
Loss Program is a statewide program of support and public and professional
education
- Center for the Atypical Child evaluates children with atypical behavioral/learning
who may have autistic spectrum disorders
Services To Physicians
- Consultation on complicated cases
- Second opinions
- Evaluation of patient conditions
- Special treatment procedures
- Short-term and long-term management
This page was last updated on: May 21, 2007.
For more information about UMHC or to make an appointment,
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1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).