Center for Disabilities and Development
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About Us
The Center for Disabilities and Development at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and independence of people with disabilities and creating a life with opportunities for everyone.
People who come to our clinic often have complex needs, which is why we use a team approach, bringing together the right experts to help families find answers. At the heart of each team are the patient and family.
The center has been designated the state's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and strives to be the state's most trusted resource for health care, training, research, and information for people with disabilities.
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Our Programs and Services
Clinical Services
Audiology, Dentistry, Developmental Behavioral Pediatricians, Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Services, Speech-Language Pathology
Our clinic team works with:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder. Behavior Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, Cognitive Disorders, Communication Disorders, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Spina Bifida
Patient and Family Resources
Community Supports and Services
The Conner Training Connection’s mission is to support Iowans with disabilities to live as fully participating members of their communities through the provision of training resources and technical assistance to consumers, their family members and service providers, and other disability advocates. The mission in short, advancing community living.
Specialized Information and Referral
Iowa Compass has information about programs and services for Iowans with disabilities, their families and service providers. Access thousands of local, state and national programs for people with health-related conditions and disabilities. Call, email, chat, text or search the website for answers to your disability-related questions.
Iowa EPSDT Care for Kids are the state's federhttps://www.disabilitytraining.org/ally mandated Medicaid benefits for children and adolescents. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) benefits were created by Congress in 1967.
The role of EPSDT is to promote the physical, mental, social, emotional and behavioral health of children from birth to age 21. The EPSDT program emphasizes the use of a regular schedule of recommended well-child health visits and screenings to provide preventive health care and to identify medical, developmental and social-emotional concerns. The EPSDT program requires that Medicaid pay for any medically necessary diagnostic and treatment services for problems detected as part of a well-child screening exam.
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