Learning Disorders

Usually diagnosed in school-age children, this spectrum of disorders affects a person's abilities in processing, remembering and responding to new knowledge.

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Center for Children with Special Needs

The Center for Children with Special Needs works with infants, children and adolescents who have developmental, behavioral and emotional issues that interfere with their growth, learning and family or social functioning.
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College Learning Disorders/ADHD Clinic

Our College Learning Disorders/ADHD Clinic at Tufts Medical Center in Boston provides comprehensive evaluation and treatment recommendations for children and adults with ADHD and learning disabilities.
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Clinical Neuropsychology Program

The Clinical Neuropsychology Program evaluates brain function and behavior in children, adolescents and adults.
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Autism and Developmental Disability Services

Autism Services at Tufts Medical Center in Boston provides expert consultations and treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
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Doctors + Care Team

Karen C. Bresnahan, MD

Karen C. Bresnahan, MD

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Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8100
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Developmental and behavioral pediatrics, psychiatric disorders in children, learning disabilities, attention disorders, autism, ADHD

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Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH

Laurel K. Leslie, MD, MPH

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine Professor of Community Medicine and Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine; Director, Learning, Education, and Attention in Pediatrics (LEAP) Clinic; Director, Program on Innovations in Pediatric Policy & Practice, ICRHPS; Director, Aligning Researchers and Communities for Health, Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, The Center for Health Solutions, Program on Innovations in Pediatric Policy & Practice
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8100
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Identification and treatment of pediatric mental health and developmental disorders

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Ellen C. Perrin, MD

Ellen C. Perrin, MD

Title(s): Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
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Developmental-behavioral pediatrics, family functioning, chronic health problems, children in non-traditional families

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Judith E. Robinson, MD

Judith E. Robinson, MD

Title(s): Medical Director, College Learning and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program; Attending Psychiatrist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8762
Fax #: 617-636-4852

ADD, ADHD, adolescent psychiatry, women’s issues, mood disorders, individual psychotherapy and psychopharmacology

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Hope E. Schreiber, PsyD, ABPP/CN

Hope E. Schreiber, PsyD, ABPP/CN

Title(s): Neuropsychologist/Psychologist; Director, Neuropsychology Program; Director, College Learning Disorders/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Program; Associate Clinical Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5774
Fax #: 617-636-4852

Neurodevelopmental disorders in children, adolescents and adults including autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD, LD and genetic disorders, neuropsychological consequences of medical and metabolic disorders, transplant patients, dementias and other neurodegenerative disorders, infectious disease (HIV, Lyme, etc.), psychiatric disorders and complex differential diagnosis

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Monica H. Ultmann, MD

Monica H. Ultmann, MD

Virtual Appointments Available

Title(s): Teaching Faculty, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral
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Developmental disabilities, autism, literacy

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Erik von Hahn, MD

Erik von Hahn, MD

Accepting New Patients

Title(s): Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician; Director of Community Outreach and Education; Interim Director Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics and Center for Children with Special Needs, Tufts Medical Center; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Pediatrics, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Appt. Phone: 617-636-7242
Fax #: 617-636-5621

Working collaboratively with schools, the interface between the health care system and the educational system

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