Deborah Beak

The Child Development Institute

The Child Development Institute is one family initiative for all families, dedicated to making a difference through empowering the lives of individuals, families and communities living with Neurodiversity. We work together to promote wellbeing and to remove barriers for people living with Neurodiversity through therapy, inclusion, training and research. We work together to promote wellbeing and to remove barriers for people living with Neurodiversity through therapy, inclusion, training and research. Our approaches are innovative across a wide range of services including child therapy and inclusion, plus adult learning and wellbeing. We value collaboration that achieves: Empowerment, Compassion, Quality and Inclusion. The Child Development Institute offers programs to prepare your child for inclusion. We provide evidence-based early intervention through the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) delivered in group and 1:1 sessions, speech pathology and occupational therapy sessions; parent coaching and capacity building workshops and individual sessions; coaching for educators who work with children with Autism or Developmental Delays in mainstream childcare settings.