Mills Health Center
100 S. San Mateo Drive
San Mateo, 94401
(650) 696 4926

Helping your child succeed
Early learning experiences are crucial. But what if something interferes with your child's ability to learn? Early intervention addresses problems with hearing, vision, movement and perception to ensure your child's continuing development. Mills-Peninsula has a comprehensive program designed to give children the best start possible. Our pediatric rehabilitation programs meet the needs of children from infancy through early adolescence who have mild to severe difficulties associated with a variety of diagnoses. Doctor referral required.

• Services
• Who may benefit?
• Special programs

Services

Audiology

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Testing
Noninvasive procedure to evaluate hearing sensitivity and brain auditory pathways. The procedure takes place while the child is resting quietly or sleeping.

Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) Testing Noninvasive procedure to evaluate children with normal peripheral hearing but whose brain has difficulty in processing acoustic information. Designed for children between ages 5 and 12 who have auditory processing disorders.

Speech and language therapy
Assessment and therapy for children with difficulty understanding language (i.e., vocabulary, concepts, directions, etc.), sentence formulation, grammar and developing clearer speech. Also addresses stuttering, voice difficulties, swallowing, eating and social interaction.

Physical therapy
Assessment and treatment for children ages 0-15 who have problems such as decreased strength, limited range of motion, poor balance and decreased coordination.

Occupational therapy
Assessment and therapy for children ages 0-17 who have fine/gross motor delays, sensory integration disorder or other symptoms suggesting possible autism.

Neuropsychology services
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Who may benefit?

Mills-Peninsula's pediatric rehabilitation programs specialize in treating children with a variety of conditions, including:

attention problems

articulation disorders

autism

behavioral problems

cerebral palsy

delayed language development

developmental delays

head trauma, neurologic disorder

hearing and central auditory processing impairments

learning disabilities

muscular dystrophy

range of motion and joint limitations

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

speaking and voice disorders

swallowing problems

visual perception difficulties
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Special programs

FastForWord language program
Specialized computer games bolster language processing and build on skills for children age 5 to 14. Intense one-hour, 40-minute sessions, five days a week. Children use computer program onsite or at home.

Fitting In
Six weeks of challenging fun for children age 3 to 11 on how to respond to and use language in social situations as well as find, make and keep friends.

Steps to feeding
Medically stable kids learn how to feel comfortable smelling, touching, tasting, swallowing food. Also increases tolerance for food textures and improves biting, chewing and drinking skills. Parent education provided.

Last reviewed: May 2007
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