For nearly 50 years, the Developmental Disabilities Clinic at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center has served the special needs of people living with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

All patients - whether they exhibit mild or severe handicaps - are capable of achieving physical, intellectual and emotional growth. The Clinic's staff is committed to helping patients achieve this growth, as well as, keeping patients healthy.

Medical Services
The Clinics multilingual healthcare team has particular expertise in caring for developmentally disabled patients of all ages. A primary care physician oversees all of the patients' medical and therapeutic care. Services are provided on-site, making them easily accessible for patients and their families.

A patient's initial evaluation includes a psycho-social history and a medical evaluation. The physician, patient, and family or guardian carefully discuss diagnosis and review the individualized treatment plan. This treatment plan contains specific developmental goals for the patient and is reassessed and modified as developmental and general health care needs change.

Services offered include:

Pharmacy services are available on site. All other services are provided through affiliated specialists.

Therapeutic Services
A patient's treatment plan may include appropriate therapeutic services that benefit him or her physically, emotionally and socially. These include:

• Music Therapy
  
• Occupational Therapy
  
• Physical Therapy
  
• Psychology
  
• Social Work
  
• Speech/Language Therapy
  
• Dyphasia Therapy

Extensive rehabilitative services include orthotics, prosthetics and wheelchair clinics. Comprehensive psychological services include individual, group and family behavior, and play therapy.

Dental Services
On-site dental services specifically oriented to people with developmental disabilities are provided by a caring staff. Dentists are trained to treat patients utilizing oral pre-medication sedation. In addition to routine dental care, patients receive comprehensive restorative, periodontal, endodontic, and prosthetic services.

REFERRAL AND ADMISSION PROCESS
The Developmental Disabilities Clinic provides diagnostic services to individuals suspected of suffering from developmental delay, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, autism, or other neurological impairment. Once a diagnosis is confirmed, the patient is eligible for the Clinics services throughout his or her lifetime. Referrals can be made from public or private schools, community or government agencies, group homes, hospitals, physicians or family members.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
We encourage you to visit the Developmental Disabilities Clinic at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center to see first-hand the quality care a patient receives here. To schedule a clinic appointment, please call (212)360-3769. Clinic hours are:

Monday- Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Medicare, Medicaid and other insurance plans are accepted.
To schedule a tour of the clinic, call (212)360-3769.