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Changes in autism services ? new name and practice location

In early September, the Autism Spectrum Disorders Clinic at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children?s Hospital began providing services under a new name and from a new location on the University of Minnesota campus. The Clinic now operates under the name, Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Clinic, and offers services to patients from the 717 Delaware Street building. Previously, the Clinic?s staff provided care to patients in the Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic in the Phillips Wagensteen Building. Continues on page 8-->

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December 2009 Vol. 3, issue 6 Published bimonthly for health care professionals ? Estimated Read Time: 14 minutes Shown from left to right: The International Adoption Medicine Program team including: Pi-Nian Chang, Ph.D., child psychologist; Judith Eckerle Kang, M.D.; Ann Fandrey, program administrator; Dana Johnson, M.D, Ph.D.; Cynthia Howard, M.D., M.P.H.T.M., director; Maria Kroupina, Ph.D., child psychologist.

Unique mental health care for adoptees

The International Adoption Medicine Program & Clinic at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children?s Hospital provides pre- and post-adoption medical services. The program also features a unique model of care - developed by the adoption team ? that treats domestically and internationally adopted children who experienced deprivation early in their lives. Deprivation includes anything from neglect of nutritional and other physical needs, to lack of bonding with a consistent caregiver, to physical or sexual abuse. Many of these children also experienced prenatal risk factors ? complicated births and prenatal malnutrition. Research now suggests that the impact of early adverse experiences can be reversed in many cases. Continues on page 2 -->

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