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The behavioral health staff, psychology faculty, neuropsychology and psychiatry teams.

A letter from the President and CEO of Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Scott Klein, MD, MHSA.

Autism spectrum disorder is a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by severe deficits in social interaction and communication. Difficulties are noted in thinking, feeling, language and the ability to relate to others.

Developmental coordination disorders, sometimes referred to as dyspraxia, affect the initiation, organization and performance of a movement. It involves the partial loss of the ability to perform a purposeful, coordinated movement or gesture.

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Learn about the Weigh Smart program approach to treatment and assessment at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.

Sports injuries treatment clinic is available through the physical medicine and rehabilitation program at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.

Cerebral palsy refers to any one of a number of neurological or movement disorders that do not worsen over time but do permanently affect body movement and muscle control. The disorders appear in infancy or early childhood. Although cerebral palsy affects muscle movement, it is caused by abnormalities in parts of the brain and/or spinal cord that control motor movement.

A developmental birth defect involving the neural tube. As well, the spinal vertebrae overlying the open portion of the spinal cord do not completely form or close.