Pediatric Education & Diagnostic Services (PEDS)

Through Pediatric Educational and Diagnostic Services (PEDS), ECMC provides community-based multidisciplinary evaluations and therapeutic services to children, from birth to five years of age, through NYS Early Intervention Program or the Committee on Preschool Special Education in the child’s school district. Evaluations and services are provided in a child’s home, daycare, or preschool, making help accessible for the children who need it. Evaluations are provided at no cost. Additionally, if your child is found eligible, there is no charge for the services. 

Evaluations

We offer multidisciplinary evaluations to assess a child’s strengths and needs in developmental areas, including: 

• Physical (growth and health) 
• Cognitive (learning and thinking) 
• Communication (understanding and using language, pronouncing sounds) 
• Social/Emotional (relating to others) 
• Adaptive Development (self-help skills, such as eating and dressing) 
• Motor (large, gross movements and small, fine movements) 

Services

Services provided to children through PEDS include: 

• Speech-language therapy 
• Occupational therapy 
• Physical therapy 
• Special education 
• Psychology/counseling 
• Ongoing service coordination 

All teachers and therapists are NYS-licensed professionals. Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to: sensory integration therapy, Qigong/sensory massage, pyramid model for social-emotional development, feeding therapy, and PROMPT therapy for motor speech disorders.