Common Developmental Concerns

• Infants
  • muscle tone [stiff or weak muscles], responding to family or toys, feeding, vision/hearing, motor skills
  • the infant who has been in intensive care following birth and is at risk for developmental challenges
• Preschoolers – speech, social development or behavior challenges or different than peers
• Schoolage – problems of learning, attention and behavior
• Cerebral Palsy or mental retardation
• Myelodysplasia
• Elimination or digestive problems, without a clear cause
• Effects of child abuse
• Environmental health effects on developmental functioning – chemical and other toxins

Specific Developmental Diagnoses:

• Autistic Disorder – including Aspergers
• ADD or ADHD
• Learning Disabilities
• Cerebral Palsy
• Mental Retardation
• Myelodysplasia
• Encopresis – stool soiling