Overview
Welcome to the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation Medicine. We are the largest facility in the tri-state region offering comprehensive care to children with developmental disabilities, conditions or chronic illness. Our therapies include audiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech and language therapy. All are available on both an inpatient and outpatient basis.
Our patients
Children with a variety of developmental and behavioral disorders receive inpatient and outpatient care at our facility. Outpatient care is available to children who are medically stable but require intensive intervention.
Our staff
Our multidisciplinary team includes physicians and psychologists in the Division of Child Development and Rehabilitation and therapists at Children's Seashore House of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Our programs and services
We offer the following programs. Depending upon your child's needs and treatment plan, she may see specialists from one or more of them.
- The Child Development Program evaluates and follows children who have developmental disabilities or who are at risk for them.
- The Behavioral Pediatrics Program evaluates and treats common mild to moderate behavioral difficulties.
- The Regional Autism Center is the region's largest and most comprehensive center for diagnosing and treating autistic spectrum disorders.
- The Center for the Management of ADHD provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and management services for children with attention and/or learning difficulties.
- The Outpatient Rehabilitation Service provides ongoing care to children with focused clinical problems such as cerebral palsy, musculoskeletal disease and spasticity. It is part of the Musculoskeletal Center.
- The 18-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit provides intensive rehabilitation services to patients with various disabilities including brain and spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal disease, chronic pain and other forms of chronic illness.
Our research
As a leading research institution, we quickly bring scientific discoveries into the clinical setting and community to improve care. Some of our current research studies include:
- Studies of the use of the ketogenic diet to control epilepsy
- Studies of the mechanism of pediatric brain damage following exposure to prolonged hypoxia or hypoglycemia
- Cognitive studies of the development of mathematical competence in normal children and in those with congenital defects
- Studies of language development in children with inherited syndromes
- Clinical studies of standard and novel medications to control hyperactivity in children with ADHD
- Development and implementation of new methods for the diagnosis and management of patients with autistic spectrum disorders
- Testing of new pharmaceutical agents to improve the recovery of consciousness and the long-term outcome in children who have suffered traumatic brain injury
- Development of novel strategies to prevent violence in the school setting
For more information
If you would like more information about our services, please contact rac@email.chop.edu. You can make an appointment by calling the appropriate center on our Appointments page.
Contact Us
- 215-590-7500
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