Interdisciplinary early intervention center

The aim of pediatric diagnostics is an overall developmental neurological assessment of the child and its environment. The diagnosis covers the areas of development/intelligence, physical/neurological and psychological findings, psychosocial circumstances and clarification of the etiology. The examination process includes the following areas, among others: Detailed medical history, developmental neurological examination to assess overall development, medical consultation with parents or caregivers as well as recommendations and coordination of further diagnostic or therapeutic measures.

With the help of various test instruments, free observations and a discussion with the parents, your child’s level of development is determined in occupational therapy diagnostics. The focus is on the areas of motor skills, behavior, cognition, concentration and perception as well as social-emotional skills.

The aim of occupational therapy is to improve and expand your child’s ability to act in everyday life. Movement sequences are trained and the child’s perception and attention are increased. Occupational therapy takes a holistic approach and builds on the child’s strengths. As parents, you will also receive advice on how you can support your child at home.

Small and preschool children often show balance problems, gait insecurities, incorrect posture and incorrect weight bearing. In addition, there are a number of motor developmental delays and abnormalities, but also more complex issues such as neuropediatric clinical pictures with multiple disabilities.

For all these cases, we can carry out a physiotherapeutic diagnosis in consultation with you, either directly at the Interdisciplinary Early Intervention Center, at your home or at the daycare center.

After the diagnostic phase and the interdisciplinary coordination, we work with you to develop individual treatment plans for the early support of the children and, if necessary, also recommend specific measures such as physiotherapeutic therapy, for example according to Bobath.

First of all, comprehensive speech diagnostics are carried out to determine which areas of speech are abnormal. The main areas of speech therapy at the Interdisciplinary Early Intervention Center are, for example, articulation disorders, speech development disorders, selective mutism, abnormalities in communication and interaction (including non-linguistic) or peculiarities in play behaviour.

This is followed by child-related advice for caregivers on how to promote language in everyday life.

Psychological diagnostics determine the developmental status of your child. The range of treatments is aimed at children with psychological abnormalities such as behavioral problems, interaction disorders, anxiety and adjustment disorders and their parents and caregivers.

The range of services includes areas such as intelligence and developmental diagnostics, clarification and counseling in the area of giftedness or ADHD and autism screening.

Social pedagogy focuses on your very specific life situation. Your family, your home and living environment or even your economic situation have an impact on your child’s development and well-being.

By observing your child’s play and behavior and talking to them, we determine the right form of support for you, your child and your family. At the same time, the aim is to strengthen your parenting skills. We offer individual educational support for the child and appropriate advice for the parents. Depending on requirements, support can also be provided at home.

In the special education department, we want to support your child’s development through playful activities and help them learn new skills and behaviors.

We support children who show abnormalities in their behavior, who exhibit special play behavior or whose general development is not yet age-appropriate. Your child’s overall development and independence will be strengthened in a protected environment. Initially, the focus is on building relationships, as a good, reliable relationship is necessary to enable your child to gain new experiences.

Supporting and advising your family and other people close to your child is another part of the curative education program. The support takes place once a week at the early intervention center.

Individually tailored support is provided to help your child achieve the greatest possible degree of independence and self-confidence. The main focus here is on building relationships, creating trust and providing playful and creative (support) activities that are individually tailored to your child.