Westchester Institute for Human Development
University-affiliated centre for developmental disabilities, based in Valhalla.
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What this is, in plain language
WIHD is a university-affiliated centre that provides medical, dental, behavioural health and support services for autistic children and adults and others with developmental disabilities. It also trains future clinicians and researchers through federally funded programmes such as LEND, which focuses on neurodevelopmental disabilities.
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What they say about themselves
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- A University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), affiliated with New York Medical College.
- Clinical and administrative offices are based at Cedarwood Hall in Valhalla.
- Runs the federally funded LEND programme (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities), training graduate students, professionals, family members and self-advocates who work with autistic people and others with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Its 'Children with Autism and Early Diagnosis' page names WIHD researchers who study this area, each linking to a fuller biography.
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