My Learning Springboard professionals believe in working collaboratively with related service experts across many fields, as appropriate, to support an individual student. Collaboration may include working with psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, pediatricians, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, special education attorneys, or a variety of other specialists.
Psychologists, Social Workers, Pediatricians, and Psychiatrists
Depending on the need, we refer parents to appropriate specialists with the following expertise:
- Therapy for children, adolescents, young adults, and adults, which may include play therapy, psychotherapy, CBT, DBT, ACT, or other modalities
- Assessment of Overall Intellectual Functioning
- Neuropsychological and Psychoeducational Testing
- Learning Disability, ADHD, Autism Spectrum Evaluations
- Psychological and/or Personality Assessment
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Medication management
Learn more about the most common formal assessments for educational evaluations.
Read about the value of a neuropsychological evaluation.
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Child Mind Institute (mental health services) – New York, NY
- Milestones Psychology (mental health services) – New York, NY
- Heights Psychology Collective – Brooklyn, NY
- The Yellin Center (pediatric and mental health services) – New York, NY
- Dr. Jennifer Cohen (psychologist) – New York, NY
- Dr. Concetta DeCaria (clinical neuropsychologist) – New York, NY
- Soho Parenting (social workers and parent coaching) – New York, NY
- Dr. Jennifer Cross (developmental pediatrician) – New York, NY
- Dr. Maria Zimmitti (psychologist) – Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD
- Rebecca Resnik and Associates (psychologists) – Bethesda, MD
- Dr. Judith Ramos-Aronson (developmental pediatrician) – Coconut Creek, FL
Speech & Language
We refer parents to specialists who offer diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of communication and cognitive delays and disorders including:
- Delays in development of language, speech, play, and learning skills in young children as young as 17 months.
- Word retrieval and language organizational issues impacting communication, writing and learning skills in school age children and adolescents.
- Auditory processing disorders impacting communication, learning, reading and other academic skills in children and adolescents.
- Language processing and comprehension disorders impacting communication, learning, reading and other academic skills.
- Oral–motor issues impacting development of clarity of speech and language.
- Dysfluency disorders, including stuttering and cluttering (irregularities in organization, rate, and articulation of speech) impacting communication and emotional functioning and development in children, adolescents and adults.
- Social language and communication issues impacting relations with others.
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Dr. Lois Heymann – New York, NY
- Dr. Pia Wikstrom – New York, NY
- The Center for Hearing and Communication – New York, NY
- The SMILE Center – New York, NY
Occupational Therapy
We refer parents to specialists who offer diagnosis and treatment in the following areas:
- Fine and gross motor development.
- Treating self-regulation and sensory-motor processing issues.
- Expanding visual and perceptual motor skills.
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- The SMILE Center – New York, NY
- Sensational Kids Therapy – Washington, DC
Special Education Attorneys
We refer parents to special education attorneys for the following support:
- IEP or 504 planning.
- Special education advocacy and support with due process.
- Non public school placement and associated tuition reimbursement.
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
- Regina Skyer and Associates – New York, NY
- Diana M. Savit – Bethesda, MD
Please contact Brad Hoffman or Faya Hoffman to discuss your family’s needs in more detail.