About our organization

The Augmentative Learning and Movement Center’s (ALMC) staff of experienced professionals is dedicated to developing, implementing and supporting comprehensive educational, medical and therapeutic interventions. Our shared commitment drawn from experience in special education has led to the development of our team at the ALMC. We have 3 locations serving Vermont in Morrisville, Enosburg, and South Burlington.  

Our staff include	Educators Special Educators Clinical Behaviorists Speech and Language Pathologists Occupational Therapists Medical support by a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician Special Education Attorney
The ALMC staff believe programs for children with developmental disabilities must be	Comprehensive and collaborative Evidence based therapeutic programs Based on individual programs that reflect each student’s learning abilities and skill levels Goal-driven by data collection and on-going monitoring Practical and functional for the purpose of achieving life generalization of skills Professionally accountable for ALMC programs

BEHAVIORAL MEDICAL COMPONENT

Vermont Developmental and Behavioral Medicine (VDBM) is an affiliate of the Augmentative Learning & Movement Center. Developed as consultation practice, VDBM provides evaluations and consultative support to pediatric primary care providers, schools, and agencies involved with the care of children with developmental/behavioral disorders.

VDBM staff includes Dr. Dan Larrow, a Board Certified Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician.

As an affiliate of the ALMC, VDBM capitalizes on the partnership of highly trained professionals in Pediatrics, Speech Pathology, Special Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Behavioral fields to provide comprehensive evaluations and consultations.

In cases of co-morbidities where a child has multiple issues affecting behavior, VDBM focuses on identifying the primary disability to assist educational providers who work with the child in a school setting and the primary care physician who serves as the medical home.

VDBM and ALMC’s alliance between Medical, Educational, SLP, OT, PT, and Behavioral professionals can significantly increase the types and quality of support for children with developmental behavioral disorders and can serve as a model for providing developmental behavioral medicine and educational consultative services.