Advocate Children's Medical Group Child Psychiatry

The Advocate Medical Group Clinic was established in 1985 to help children with problems including Autism, Asperger Syndrome, and other developmental, learning, emotional, and/or behavioral problems. The Clinic's services have since been expanded to include treatment programs for young adults (up to age 20) with ADHD. We are a multi-disciplinary educational program providing comprehensive care to achieve positive patient and parent outcomes. At the AMG ADHD Clinic, we understand that each patient is unique. We design programs that enhance the patient's strengths and improve weaknesses. We strive to: Enable every patient to realize his/her full potential Build and enhance self-esteem Develop personalized strategies and treatments to enable success Involve the patient's family, helping them to understand and be part of the solution The objective of the ADHD Clinic is to help children and young adults reach their maximum potential. Children with developmental, learning, behavioral and/or emotional problems are often unable to experience success and have low self-esteem. By evaluating strengths and weaknesses, strategies can be devised to help the child succeed. The Clinic's Approach The diagnostic evaluation is the beginning of our treatment program. Parents are considered an active part of the diagnostic team and have extensive questionnaires to complete concerning their child's history prior to the first visit. Older children/young adults have their own questionnaires to complete. Questionnaires are also sent to the school, if applicable. An individualized treatment plan is created for each child that includes recommendations for the child, parents, and school. Initial evaluation: A one-hour appointment is scheduled with our social worker. She will review the history and identify issues and concerns to be discussed with the physician. She educates parents/patients on strategies that can be used at home and school. For children 5-18, she will also perform a vision scr