Overview
The Aaron W. Perlman Center for Children at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a division of United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cincinnati (UCP), a United Way Agency.
It is the only community and regional resource that offers state-of-the-art, therapy-based services and community support focused on the singular goal of helping children with physical disabilities achieve independence and inclusion.
The programs of the Perlman Center are designed to address changing needs of children as the develop from their early years to adulthood. Not only children with cerebral palsy, but those with other diagnoses or who are recovering from illness or trauma can be served through Perlman programs, including:
- Early therapeutic intervention
- Day treatment
- Transition services
- Service coordination
- Assistive technology services
- Community partners program
Conditions treated at the Perlman Center include:
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- Arthrogryposis
- Stroke
- Brain tumor
- Mental retardation
- Undiagnosed physical delay
- Physical disability
- Pervasive developmental apraxia
- Dyspraxia
- Autism
- Head injury
- ALS
- Muscular distrophy
- Chronic physical conditions
- Seizure disorder
The Perlman Center assists children and families in the Greater Cincinnati area, including Hamilton, Brown, Warren and Clermont counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and Kenton Counties in Northern Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana. The service area, however, is not restricted.
