Mental Health & Disability

Audiology and Auditory Processing

HLAA Rochester
HLAA Rochester supports others with Hearing Loss.
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Kristen Nolan, MS., CCC-A
Hearing impairment affects more than just your ability to hear — it affects your quality of life. Sounds for Life stresses the importance of an accurate and timely hearing test.

Sounds for Life

Family and Child Support

TIES (Together Including Every Student) a program of Starbridge
TIES promotes the participation of children/young adults with developmental disabilities in extracurricular, recreational and community activities by providing effective support. This support is provided by trained student volunteers. Participants (age 8-21) choose activities and the TIES Coordinator matches them with a trained student volunteer (8th grade and older). TIES has been implemented in 40 school districts.

For questions regarding TIES, please contact:

Kathy Costello, TIES Director Starbridge
1650 South Avenue, Suite 200
Rochester, New York 14620
585-224-7355

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic and Evaluation Center
The FASD Diagnostic and Evaluation Clinic is a multidisciplinary clinic created in partnership through Mt. Hope Family Center and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Golisano Children’s Hospital within the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Clinic currently serves children and adolescents from infancy through age 16 years old. Services available include FASD diagnostic evaluations and neuropsychological assessments to identify the child or adolescent’s strengths and weaknesses to aid in treatment planning.
585-275-2986

Integrative Medicine

Dr. Margot Weinberg – Pediatric Integrative Medicine
Dr. Weinberg focuses on combining her knowledge of traditional pediatric medicine with personalized advice regarding nutrition, vitamin and mineral supplements and the health of the whole body – digestion, immune system, and neurologic support.

Tobey Village Office Park
20 Office Park Way
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-738-9201
Fax 585-383-9204

Mental Health

Clinical Associates

Clinical Associates is a local organization specializing in providing services for children birth to age 5 with developmental disabilities.

Monroe County has launched a new website to provide families with an online resource to make children’s mental health easier to understand, and to navigating the Monroe County mental health system (as well as other child-serving systems.)
Monroe County System of Care

Neuro-Psychological Testing

Christine Petrenko, Ph.D.
601 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14642
585-275-2986

Neurology Services

Little Buddies Child Neurology, PLLC
Yultya Snyder, M.D., M.S
Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
1655 Elmwood Avenue Suite 222
Rochester, NY 14620
585-542-9272
Fax: 585-360-2026

Physical Therapy Services
Kristen Klyczek Physical Therapy, PLLC

Specializing in testing and treatment for Sensory Processing Disorders and private physical therapy needs.
6548 Anthony Dr. Suite B
Victor, NY 14564
585-924-2467

Special Education Legal Resources in Western NY

Joyce Berkowitz
315 Packetts Landing
Fairport, NY 14450
585-421-9094
berkolaw48@yahoo.com

Cara M. Briggs
Law Office of Cara M. Briggs
1163 Pittsford-Victor Road Suite 120
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-708-7500

Children’s Law Project at Legal Aide Society of Northeastern New York
Covers: Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, and Schenectady counties
95 Central Ave., Albany, NY 12206
518-462-6755

Empire Justice Center
Telesca Center for Justice
One West Main Street, Suite 200
Rochester, NY 14614
(585) 454-4060
Fax: (585) 454-4019
Senior Special Education/Civil Rights Attorney: Jonathan Feldman
Staff Special Education Attorney: Jane Gabrielle

Earl Hall
Earl Hall, PLLC
Rochester Office
720 East Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607

H. Jeffrey Marcus
Law Offices of H. Jeffery Marcus, P.C., Special Education Attorneys
5888 Main St.
Williamsville, NY 14221
Rochester, NY 14610
716-634-2753
Fax: 716-204-2041
email: info@jeffmarcuslaw.com

Patrick M. McNelis, Esq
2855 Millersport Highway, #484
Getzville, New York 14608

716-710-2569

PMCNelis.esq@gmail.com