Comprehensive

1. * Systematic, multifaceted screening, assessment and treatment for prevention and intervention
4. * Continued follow-up and support for academic or emotional hurdles after treatment has ended
7. * Family / spouse education component
9. * Coordination with school and primary care providers or employers

Transdisciplinary

1. * Speech-Language
2. * Pathology
3. * Occupational Therapy
4. * Education
5. * Neurology
6. * Psychology / Neuropsychology
7. * Psychiatry

Individualized

Treatment is designed specifically for each patient, depending on the results of the comprehensive evaluation. The patient is treated on a 1:1 basis and treatment plans are adjusted daily.

Intensity

Research has shown that the intensity of treatment directly relates to outcome—the more intense, the better the outcome. At the Morris Center, patients ages 5 to 17 will receive a medical leave of absence from school and attend therapy 4-5 hours per day, 5 days per week for approximately 9 weeks. Patients ages 18 and greater can be treated with similar schedules of intensity. When treated daily, the gains far exceed the gains resulting from equivalent hours of therapy received only 1 - 2 days per week.

Follow-Up

To be certain that skills generalize, patients come to our Transitional Unit 2-4 times per week for approximately 10 weeks following treatment. The purpose of TU is (a) to ensure the patient is practicing the newly acquired skills in daily schoolwork, (b) to establish optimal working behavior and organizational skills, (c) to generalize and reinforce the newly acquired language and sensorimotor integration skills, and (d) to help the patient become independent and self-confident.

Medical

Our consulting physician is an integral party of the evaluation and treatment teams. This neurological expertise ensures that all aspects of nondevelopment are being considered. If a patient has an attention deficit, the physician has access to hourly measures of attention per day, optimizing medical management.