Andrew J. Kirch Developmental Services Center

• Early Intervention Core Evaluations for children suspected of having a developmental delay. We have particular expertise in evaluating children with complex health care needs.
  
  
• Early Intervention Supplemental Evaluations are performed at the request of Early Intervention Agencies, for children already receiving Early Intervention services, who are in need of additional diagnostic or functional evaluation by a developmental pediatrician, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech language pathologist, pediatric nurse practitioner, audiologist or psychologist.
  
  
• Diagnostic evaluations for children with developmental delays in order to identify possible causes of the delays, assist families in understanding their child’s developmental differences and assist the family, primary care provider, and educational system in implementing appropriate interventions.
  
  
• Educational testing to identify specific disorders such as ADHD or Asperger's Syndrome, and to identify strengths and weaknesses of children with developmental disabilities. Recommendations can be made to make learning more achievable. Teaching strategies are shared to foster the school team’s ability to work with children with developmental disabilities and to include them in the least restrictive educational environment.
  
• Neuropsychological Evaluation to assess cognitive and behavioral function on children with brain injury or diseases that impact brain development in order to link cognitive functioning with neuroanatomy.
  
  
• Psychological testing to include cognitive evaluations, adaptive testing and other specific diagnostic testing for disorders such as Autism. Our psychologists have expertise in evaluating children who are difficult to test due to behavioral challenges, visual impairments and language delays.
  
  
• Spasticity evaluation and treatment for children with disorders of muscle movement related to disorders such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury
  
  
• Prenatal consultations for families who have received diagnosis of a developmental difference prior to the birth of a child.
  
  
• Specialty Health Care and Consultation for children with complex physical and/or developmental disabilities, such as:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Down Syndrome
  • Fragile X syndrome
  • Genetic Syndromes
  • Mental Retardation
  • Spina Bifida
  • Other complex developmental and/or physical disabilities
    
    
• Consultation and Techincal Asistance to school teams and others providing services to children with developmental disabilities.
  • Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
  • Educational Consultations
  • Inclusion Consultation
  • Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA)
    
    
• Technical Assistance
  
  
• Training: continuing education and staff development programs for professionals working with children with developmental disabilities. Program topics related to promoting independence, inclusion, and quality of life for persons with developmental disabilities and are individualized to the needs of the learners.
  
  
• Phone consultation to primary care providers

Contact Us

Andrew J. Kirch Developmental Services Center
Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities
Golisano Children’s Hospital at Strong
Box 671, 601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642

Diagnostic Evaluations & Clinical Services

Phone: (585) 275-2986
Fax: (585) 275-3366

School Based Consultation & Community Education

Phone: (585) 275-6605
Fax: (585) 275-3366