SFSK Opens Child Development Center in Wilton

WILTON, CT — The Southfield Center for Development and Sensory Kids have come together to create SFSK, a new multidisciplinary clinic.

The new organization, located at 396 Danbury Road in Wilton, will provide a "collaborative approach to solving learning, emotional and social/behavioral issues for a wide range of ages," according to a release.

The founders are Christopher Bogart, Ph.D., executive director of The Southfield Center for Development which has been serving families in Darien since 2009, and Melissa Kahn, M.S., OTR/L, executive director and owner of Sensory Kids in Stamford, a multi-sensory and pediatric occupational therapy practice.

"Most issues are not one-dimensional," said Dr. Bogart, a licensed clinical psychologist who has also worked in schools and private practice in the area for 25 years. "Studies show that clinicians with access to other professionals beyond their own area of specialization are better able to find the root of the problem and provide more effective treatments."

"We also want to provide parents with a holistic picture of their child and a complete and thoughtful plan," said Kahn, who has worked in pediatric occupational therapy for 20 years and is a well-known speaker on Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD).

SFSK provides services to address attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), sensory processing, autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression and a variety of learning and processing disorders. More than one in 20 U.S. children and teens have anxiety or depression, according to studies reported by Science Daily and the number of children with ADHD has reached an all-time high of more than 10 percent in a recent study reported by The Washington Post. The percentage of children with Autism continues to rise and studies show that 5 to 16 percent of children exhibit symptoms of SPD.

, believe that SFSK will enable children to receive the specific help they need, as well as benefit from the collaboration between specialists. Parents will also benefit from the convenience of having all services under one roof.

Over the course of a year, The Southfield Center typically receives 400 new cases for help in a variety of areas. Its staff of three has grown to 40 over the past 10 years. Sensory Kids initially opened in Old Greenwich ten years ago and moved to an expanded location in Stamford in 2013 to accommodate the growing needs of the community.