DDR Mission Statement

Disseminating information about causes and interventions for developmental delays, through our quarterly newsletter, workshops, conferences, library and website, as well as selling books and tapes,

Connecting families, professionals, and organizations through our membership directory and extensive database and,

Preventing developmental delays through education.

Members of DDR support the inter-relationship of physical, cognitive and social-emotional development of children whose delays are on a continuum from mild to severe. Delays include, but are not limited to, sensory-motor deficits, speech.language disorders, attention deficits, learning disabilities, pervasive developmental disorder and autism.

Members of DDR seek healthy options for the whole child, such as:

Treatments that address sensory-motor processing, including occupational therapy, vision therapy, auditory training and perceptual-motor therapy,

Treatments that boost the immune system, including dietary modification, nutritional supplementation, homeopathy, and immunotherapy,

Treatments that address structural integrity, including osteopathy, CranioSacral therapy, and chiropractic and

Treatments that encourage positive social-emotional relationships, such as communication therapies, FloorTime, and family therapy.

DDR is the only organization that integrates all of these disciplines.

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