Splinting Clinic |
Provides upper limb assessment and splinting management for children and young people. The aim of Splinting Clinic is to maintain or improve range of movement and function in the upper limb. This weekly clinic is provided by a physiotherapist and an occupational therapist. Referrals are accepted from the child’s primary therapist or paediatrician.
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Paediatric Neurology Clinic |
Provides regular and ongoing physical assessments for children and young people with neuromuscular conditions. This clinic is provided by a visiting paediatric neurologist and a physiotherapist, three times per year. Referrals are accepted from paediatricians.
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CDC Orthopaedic Clinic |
Provides regular and ongoing orthopaedic assessment and management for children and young people with complex orthopaedic conditions related to their developmental disability. This clinic is provided by a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and a physiotherapist once a month. Referrals for this clinic are accepted from paediatricians and therapy staff.
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Interdisciplinary assessments (IDAs) |
An IDA is a multidisciplinary assessment. Assessments are carried out by a team consisting of a psychologist, speech language therapist and an occupational therapist who together assess the child or young person’s level of ability across multiple areas of development. Interview with parents and others will also take place. In some cases an observation of the child at preschool or school is necessary. The assessments for younger children (1-6 years) typically take a morning (9am to noon). Older children may take two mornings or more. Our goal is to assess children as early as possible in order to facilitate understanding of diagnostic issues and referral to intervention, needs assessment and advocacy services. Referrals for these assessments come via health or education specialists (eg paediatrician, Early Intervention providers, CDC staff).
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Feeding Clinic |
Provided for children and young people with feeding and swallowing disorders that have a significant functional impact on the child’s development e.g. poor growth, failure to thrive, lethargy, social impact and extreme family stress. This clinic is provided by a psychologist, speech language therapist and paediatrician, once a month. Feeding clinic referrals are accepted when paediatricians or therapists (including early intervention teams) are already working with the family.
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Soiling Clinic |
For children and young people aged four years and over, who present with constipation and/or faecal soiling that has not responded to primary health management (e.g. GP intervention). Soiling clinics take place three times a month and involve a paediatrician and a psychologist, taking both a behavioural and medical approach to the problem. Referrals to Soiling clinic come via general referral to CDC. Children should have seen their family GP first and medication trialled as appropriate.
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Baby Clinic |
Waikato Hospital newborn unit follow-up programme. All children born at Waikato Hospital, weighing less than 1250grams, are eligible for follow-up at one and two years of age (age corrected for prematurity) and again at their fourth birthday. Baby Clinic occurs every week and involves a speech language therapist (SLT), physiotherapist, psychologist and paediatrician. The SLT, physiotherapist and psychologist assess the child’s developmental progress. The paediatrician monitors growth and any medical concerns. Referrals to Baby Clinic come from the Waikato Hospital New born Unit.
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Intellectual Disability Clinic |
Provides diagnosis of Intellectual Disability, using formal tests of intelligence and adaptive functioning. The Intellectual Disability Clinic takes place once a week over a full morning (9am to noon). Referrals for Intellectual Disability assessment are requested by paediatricians or clinicians already involved with the child or young person.
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Incredible Years Parenting Programme |
A programme that teaches parents and caregivers how to manage children with challenging behaviours. It is a positive parenting model which strengthens the relationship between parents/caregivers and the child. The programme will focus on children who have developmental difficulties with a developmental range up to six years. The programme is 14 weeks long and each session lasts two and a half hours and is facilitated by CDC psychologists. Referrals into the Incredible Years programme will be for children already known to CDC.
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Growing Up With Autism: An Education and Skills Training Group for Parents
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This is a group programme provided for parents and caregivers who have adolescents with a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The aim of the group is for families to learn what ASD is, how it affects the young person’s development, behaviour, social skills and communication skills and to learn skills to manage the challenges that arise for adolescents with ASD. The group is facilitated by a psychologist The group is run over 20 weeks. Individual sessions with the psychologist are alternated with group sessions.
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Social Communication Assessment Clinic |
This is a weekly clinic for children over 6 years of age where there is a specific query of Autism Spectrum Disorder or the referral information indicates that there are significant social communication difficulties that suggest that screening and initial assessment for ASD is appropriate. The purpose of the SCA clinic is to determine whether ASD is likely or not; what further assessment or intervention within CDC is required, and what services within the community may be appropriate. The assessment team currently consists of 2 senior or consultant psychologists, one to interview the caregiver, the other to work with the child. An SCA appointment takes 2 to 3 hours.
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Pathway Clinic |
This is a weekly clinic that provides a brief developmental assessment for children who have been referred to the Child Development Centre with known or suspected developmental delays. The Pathway Clinic is run by senior staff, who interview caregivers, undertake a developmental screen and, depending on their findings, refer on to further services within CDC and/or to early intervention and other community services. A Pathway Clinic appointment takes about 45 minutes for preschoolers and about 1.5 hours for school age children.
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