Nurse Practioner, Specializing in Psychiatric and Mental Health Needs, With Special Interest In Auitsm (Autism Spectrum Disorders), Neuro-developmental Delays, Attention Deficit Disorder, et. Others. Although Focus/Speciality Psychiatry/Mental Health, Treatment Apprpoach "Holistic" With Mind and Body Working and Treatments Complementing The Complex, Integrative Connection Of The Mental and Physical Systems Of The Person, Child And Adults. Although Psychotropic Interventions Can Be Helpful, Other Non-medication Interventions Can Be As Beneficial As The Medication Interventions.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

The Irlen Method has been effective in reducing or eliminating perceptual distortions which plague those who suffer from PDD conditions. The method asks for a parental inventory, some preliminary contact to familiarize the affected person with the environment, and work with filters (colored lenses) to promote focus and decrease stemming behaviors. A preliminary screening is available from the Irlen Institute at www.irlen.com at a small charge.

In all of our programs, we place an emphasis on functional language & communication, play & leisure skills, social skills & peer interactions, learning to learn in a group & independence to aid in your child's development. Our goal is for your child to enjoy learning!

Our behavior analytic programs are all data-based, including home programs, school consultation, IEP development, parent training, early behavioral intervention, social skills and social thinking groups, group therapy for kindergarten readiness, assessments and evaluations, FBAs, and supervision of BCBA and BCaBA candidates.
We provide services to families, home teams, schools, and the community from our headquarters in Kansas City.

KCBA is owned and operated by Jennifer Potterfield MA, BCBA, and Mandy Weihe BS, BCaBA, in cooperation with Amy Sanner MA, BCBA.

Pediatric Psychologist providing multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluations to children, birth through five years, suspected of having an autism spectrum disorder.

Provide quality service coordination in six CDDO area in NE KS. We value customer service, teamwork, self-determination.

Rachel L. White, PhD, BCBA-D provides Applied Behavior Analytic (ABA) services to children with autism. Services include assessment and program development, provider and parent training, and supervision for future BCABA/BCBA candidates. Please see www.rachelwhitebcba.com for more information.

As a parent of a child who was diagnosed with Severe Autism with Mental Retardation who, by the way, was multiplying and reading by the age of 5 (and lost the diagnosis of "severe" to "high functioning")...she believes anything is possible for the child with a spectrum disorder. Tracy is trained in the Floortime Model and can provide all forms of therapy in home or at her office in Leawood, Kansas. She is also a provider of the Listening Program (auditory integration training).

The division is cognitive-behavioral in orientation with a focus on behavioral pediatrics. The pediatric psychologists emphasize the use of behavioral assessment techniques and empirically derived cognitive-behavioral treatment approaches. Emphasis is placed on the development and integration of behavioral and biomedical science and techniques to lower child mortality, reduce disability and morbidity and promote optimum physical , behavioral and emotional development.