Center For Individual Development (C.I.D.)



     The Center for Individual Development (CID) provides educational and theraputic programs for multi-handicapped children between the ages of 3 and 22. Services are provided in age-appropriate settings. The program encompasses a full year from July through June.

     Children who benefit from these services are multihandicapped, ranging from severely intellectually or physically impaired, to those able to be integrated into regular classroom programs for academic goals. The primary goal is to increase the student's level of independence and educational progress.

     The program emphasizes an educational and theraputic schedule based on students' individual needs. Services encompass the following areas:

  • Pre-school skills
  • Cognitive skills
  • Activities of daily living
  • Pre-vocational
  • Pre-academic
  • Sensory motor stimulation
  • Self-help skills
  • Medical services
  • Behavior management programs
  • Recreational/social skills
  • Ancillary services
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Adaptive physical education