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Important Matters Awards Best Services for Special Needs South Florida Parenting
Special people who meet the special needs of your child. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY GOLD Dan Marino Center at Miami Children's Hospital 3100 SW 62nd Ave., Miami 305-666-6511 The Miami Children's Hospital Dan Marino Center is a center for the comprehensive evaluation and treatment of children with special needs. Services offered at the center include behavioral and psycho-educational interventions, and rehabilitative services including speech and language, and physical and occupational therapy. Also, the doctors at the center provide programs that enhance self-esteem of children and adolescents by promoting physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. The neuroscience program includes five pediatric neurologists who perform EEGs, video EEGs and brainstem and visual-evoked responses. SILVER Fit for Kids 1868 NE 164th St., North Miami Beach 305-949-7665 www.fitforkids.net BRONZE Carrie Brazer Center 7425 SW 42nd St., Miami 305-262-5999 www.cbc4autism.org PALM BEACH COUNTY GOLD St. Mary's Special Needs Center 901 45th St., West Palm Beach 561-844-6300 www.stmarysmc.com St. Mary's Hospital strives to reach the unique needs of parents in all aspects of care. The hospital offers special services including a high-risk obstetrical unit and special needs center. The campus also is the site of the Quantum House, a home-away-from-home for families of pediatric patients requiring care. SILVER Center for Child Development Main Office: 5325 Greenwood Ave., West Palm Beach, 800-879-4083 1720 E. Tiffany Drive, West Palm Beach, 561-845-7965 12955 Palms West Drive, Loxahatchee, 561-753-7010 6169 Jog Road, Lake Worth, 561-432-3980 6650 Indiantown Road, Jupiter, 561-748-9707 www.centerforchilddevelopment.org BROWARD COUNTY GOLD Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies 3301 College Ave., Davie 954-262-6900 www.nova.edu.msi/superkids The Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies offers SuperKids, an individualized, hands-on approach to working with students who have learning disabilities or attention-deficit disorder. Students work in small groups with a teacher twice a week for an hour. The instructors create individual learning plans with ways to supplement each student's learning in reading, writing and math. Students create graphs of their progress as part of the program. This motivating tracking system enhances students' self-esteem as they work to reach their academic goals. SILVER Children's Diagnostic and Treatment Center 1401 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale 954-728-8080 BRONZE Easter Seals Center 6951 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation 954-792-8772 Back to Important Matters Back to Kids Crown Awards |
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