Blue Ridge Home Care, Inc

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychology

Blue Ridge Home Care, Inc is an Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychology practice in Wilmington, DE with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating intellectual and developmental disabilities in children and adults. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologists at Blue Ridge Home Care, Inc perform 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 at Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychology practices 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 Psychology practices include diagnostic assessments followed by: physical treatments, environmental manipulation, family/systemic therapies, cognitive-behavioral modification, and psychodynamic therapies.

Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Psychologists in Wilmington, DE

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Orientation and Mobility Training

Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialists teach children and adults who have visual impairments the specific orientation skills used to find one's way in the environment and the mobility skills needed to travel safely and efficiently at home, school, work, and in the community. Instruction is usually provided one-on-one and can include skills such as how to use a long cane, the operation of low vision devices and electronic travel aids when appropriate, how to orient oneself to new environments, navigate public transportation systems, how to cross streets safely, and traveling by using hearing, remaining vision, and other senses. In addition, O&M Specialists help children to develop fundamental skills such as fine and gross motor skills, concept development and problem solving skills. Adult clients can also benefit from an O&M specialist evaluating their current use of travel-related skills, discussing their future goals, and helping them select a program of instruction that will allow them to reach their greatest travel potential.

Orientation And Mobility Training Providers in Wilmington, DE

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Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services Agency

These agencies are authorized to provide day habilitation services to developmentally disabled individuals who live in their homes. The function of day habilitation is to assist an individual to acquire and maintain those life skills that enable the individual to cope more effectively with the demands of independent living. Also to raise the level of the individual's physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning.

Day Training Developmentally Disabled Services Agencies in Wilmington, DE

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In Home Supportive Care Agency

An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, and bladder and bowel requirements; homemaker services and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), e.g., taking medications, shopping for groceries, laundry, housekeeping, and companionship; and/or supervision or cuing so that a person can perform tasks themselves.

In Home Supportive Care Agencies in Wilmington, DE

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