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Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., Acting Chief |
The Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities (SCDD), a University Center of Excellence for Developmental Disabilities, is a federally designated interdisciplinary division of the Department of Pediatrics involving faculty and students from divisions, departments, and schools of the University of Rochester, as well as other area institutions of higher learning.
The Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities comprises four key areas:
- Services
Clinical services focus on intellectual disabilities (mental retardation), cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and other complex developmental disabilities. Interdisciplinary diagnostic and treatment services are provided to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families from the western New York region. - Research
Basic and clinical research underway includes studies of the genetic basis of autism, neurotoxicity and developmental disabilities, health outcomes in older adults with developmental disabilities, coordination of chronic illness care, children with physical disabilities, functional decline in older persons with mental retardation, and the neurobiological basis for behavioral and psychiatric disorders in children and adults with disabilities. - Community Education and Technical Assistance
Education and support to community agencies, schools, families, consumers and advocates. Regional, statewide and national training and technical assistance activities. Goals are to facilitate culturally competent, family-centered, and community-based care, allowing persons with developmental disabilities to achieve full inclusion in the community. - Training/LEND
Didactic and practicum internship and fellowship training occurs in thirteen clinical disciplines including audiology, developmental pediatrics, education, health administration, family advocacy, nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, pediatric dentistry, physical therapy, psychology, social work, and speech-language pathology.
