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Child Development Centers

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At Leumit we constantly move forward, offering offer your little ones no less than 55 treatments a year: Physiotherapy, occupational therapy, communication clinics, psychological treatments, art therapy, therapeutic sports, therapeutic swimming and more.

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Initial Assessment in Child Development

The reasons for referring a child for developmental assessment can be numerous and varied, and it should be done whenever there is suspicion of various factors (parents, educational staff, pediatrician) contributing to developmental challenges.

We have outlined the steps for referring a child for an initial developmental assessment:

  1. Obtaining a Referral
  2. Completing Questionnaires and Forms
  3. Acceptance and Evaluation Process for Child Development
  4. Examination by a Developmental Pediatrician, Initial Diagnosis, or Specialized Diagnosis
  5. Beginning Treatment

*In accordance with the Ministry of Health guidelines, the maximum waiting period for diagnosis and treatment initiation in Child Development Centers is up to 3 months.

 

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On the spectrum

Autism spectrum disorder (or simply autism) in children can be challenging at times, both for the child and for the parents. Parents of children with autism are often faced with questions and concerns - how to support the child emotionally, how the diagnosis may affect the future, and a host of other issues.

Autism Spectrum in Children: Identification, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Autism belongs to a group of developmental disabilities called "Pervasive Developmental Disorders" (PDD), and involves three areas of development: social functioning, communication, and behavior. Autism is characterized by poor or abnormal development in all three areas.
A diagnosis of classic autism, Asperger's syndrome, RETT syndrome or PDD NOS syndrome entitles you to various treatments within the health basket,

Rights of Children with Autism

Occupational Therapy

It is the ability to move that makes it possible to get up and walk, to create, to experience and experiment. The subtle movements are an inseparable part of daily functioning, dressing, independent eating, care and nurturing, and of the children's learning, their creativity, their expression.
Sometimes, children have difficulty with one or more of the motor functions - his grip on the pencil is not normal and his writing is slow and clumsy, she is unable to thread beads, he is unable to jump on one leg, she stumbles and falls often.
Gross and fine motor skills are essential for optimal functioning as adults, and occupational therapy helps in realizing the individual potential, for better functioning.

Does my child need occupational therapy?

Arts Therapy

Utilizes many types of art as a means of communication and self-expression. Encompasses a variety of art-based activities such as painting, drawing, sculpture, collage and other creative processes. By engaging in artwork, people can explore their thoughts, feelings and experiences in a non-verbal and symbolic way.
Art therapists are professionally trained therapists with expertise in both art and psychology and their role is to guide the therapeutic process according to the patient's needs.

Speech therapist

Diagnosis and treatment of various impairments related to communication circles, such as speech impairments, impairments in understanding or expressing language, impairments in non-verbal communication, reading and writing impairments, hearing impairments, and more.

The communication clinician diagnoses, and adapts therapeutic techniques and approaches to the patients and their families, with the aim of enabling effective communication as possible between the patients and their environment.

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Leumit's Child Development Centers