Patricia A. Barker

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist

Mrs. Patricia A. Barker is an Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist in Locust Valley, NY with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating intellectual and developmental disabilities in children and adults. As an Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist, Patricia A. Barker performs assessment, diagnosis and treatment for developmentally challenged patients. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychology is a medical specialty focused on study, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of any developmental disability. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologists include intellectual disability, learning disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, kernicterus, language and speech disorders, muscular dystrophy, Tourette syndrome, vision impairment, and hearing loss. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologists include diagnostic assessments followed by: physical treatments, environmental manipulation, family/systemic therapies, cognitive-behavioral modification, and psychodynamic therapies.