Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
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Children’s – Minneapolis (map)
(612) 813-6709

Children’s - St. Paul (map)
(651) 220-6880

Children’s – Roseville (map)
(651) 638-1670

Children’s Clinics – Woodwinds (map)
(651) 232-6860

Children’s Minnetonka (map)
(952) 930-8630

Children’s – Maple Grove (map)
(763) 416-8700

Services

  • Evaluate and treat children with diagnoses, including:
    – Autism/PDD
    – Down syndrome
    – chromosomal abnormalities
    – traumatic brain injury, stoke, brain tumor
    – developmental delays
    – complex medical histories affecting development
    – feeding disorders
    – orthopedic conditions
    – juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
    – cerebral palsy
    – oncology
    – sensory integrative disorder
  • Evaluate and treat children who may have difficulties with:
    – activities of daily living such as dressing, bathing, grooming, and play skills
    – physical development of motor skills
    – strength, endurance, and range of motion of muscles and joints
    – ability to stay calm and organized and to cope with a variety of settings (sensory processing abilities)
    – visual and perceptual abilities
    – feeding and swallowing
    – cognition
  • Identify the need for and train children and caregivers in the use of adaptive equipment to promote independence.
  • Provide developmental interventions to enhance sensory and motor skills.
  • Videofluoroscopy in conjunction with radiology.
  • Interdisciplinary clinics including development pediatrics, integrated clinics, feeding clinics, Down syndrome clinic, NICU follow-up clinic.