Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics
UF Health Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics brings together a team of specialists
including physicians, psychologists, speech and language pathologists, and educational
coordinators.
We evaluate and treat children with delays that may be overcome with early treatment,
as well as lifelong conditions that may be alleviated with ongoing support and appropriate
interventions.
Our team serves children with:
- Delays in development (walking, talking, and self-care)
- School and learning disorders
- Attention disorders
- Autistic disorders
- Developmental delays associated with a wide variety of diagnoses such as genetic
disorders, cerebral palsy, vision and hearing disorders and prematurity.
Services
The following services are available through specialized programs:
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The center provides customized, direct assistance to individuals with autism spectrum
disorders and those with more than one sensory (hearing or vision) loss. Services
include referrals, parent workshops, psychiatric consultation, genetic testing,
case coordination, service planning, family support, nonresidential assistance and
community outreach programs. More
information »
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Early Steps offers
identification and intervention services for families with infants and toddlers
(birth to 36 months) who have a delay, such as walking, talking, hearing or seeing,
or have an established condition, such cerebral palsy, that is likely to result
in a developmental delay. Individualized plans of care and case management are provided.
Children and families from the six northeast Florida counties (Baker, Bradford,
Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns) are connected to trained early intervention teams
serving in locations where families normally live, work and play.
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The
Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS) provides academic
and cognitive evaluations services to individuals from 4 to 21 years of age, who
have not yet completed high school and who have been diagnosed with complex behavioral,
developmental, medical and/or learning disorders. FDLRS uses a multidisciplinary
diagnostic clinic approach. The multidisciplinary team consists of professionals
from education, neuro-developmental pediatrics, psychology and communicative disorders.
The program provides in-service and pre-service trainings for educators, parents/caregivers
and community agencies. FDLRS also provides strategies and recommendations to families
based upon the needs of their children. For more information, contact the center
at (904) 633-0750.
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Pediatric Hearing Program
An audiologist and registered nurse screen all UF Health Jacksonville newborns for
hearing loss and provide in-depth hearing evaluations for babies and children up
to age 3.
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Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric neurologists evaluate and treat children with impairments of the central
and peripheral nervous system. This includes seizures and epilepsy, headache and
migraine, tics and other movement disorders, vascular conditions and stroke, neuromuscular
disorders, and other neurodevelopmental conditions.