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We innovate, deliver, and scale to provide transformative care for children and families affected by learning and developmental disorders and mental health issues so that they can achieve their fullest potential. Your support will help us reach more children with this critical and innovative work. Watch our video to learn more about our work: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19TLz36keA/
"I am driven by a passionate commitment to revolutionize the landscape of care provision, ensuring that every child receives the tailored support they deserve. My aim is to bridge the gap between knowledge and practice, empowering clinicians with the tools and models necessary to deliver therapy that truly fits. By championing this cause, I aspire to transform not only individual lives but also entire systems, creating a future where every child's potential is nurtured and celebrated."
Tracy Stackhouse, MA, OTR/L, DFX Executive Director
Our family is so grateful for the care our son received at DFX. The ability to have his Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and Educational Psychiatrist meet together to strategize, collaborate, and pool their knowledge is so valuable for his care. We find so many positive ideas are generated for his treatment when his team is able to be in the same room and discuss how we can help him as a whole person, not just in fragments.
~ L.B., parent of a child receiving multidisciplinary care at DFX
DFX understands that there are many different levels of learning how to function in an autistic body. They teach the kids and their parents how to thrive in a world that is challenging for them. I truly believe that the early intervention at DFX has changed my child's trajectory.
~ M.J., parent of a DFX client
The team at DFX definitely helped to change the direction of our daughter’s development. They have gone above and beyond to educate my wife and me on what to do, recommending books, and joining conference calls with our daughter’s school to talk about her progress. Our therapist has come to our house to facilitate play between our daughter and son, and even joined our daughter on the playground at school several times to help her work on social skills.
- Parents of a 5 year-old girl
DFX prepares children with developmental differences for a bright future of engaged belonging by equipping them, their families, therapists, and teachers with innovative programs in Colorado and around the world.
At DFX, our team of occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and psychologists provides multidisciplinary care to children with developmental differences.
Guided by our philosophy of Therapy That Fits, we work to transform the lives of children who have neurodevelopmental disabilities and mental health challenges so that they can live to their fullest potential; serve as a resource to families, educators, and other care providers to offer them the tools to understand and administer to the complex, individual needs of each child; and share our knowledge and change the landscape of what transformative care looks like for children who are non-neurotypical and their families - locally, nationally, and globally.
DFX envisions a system of trans-disciplinary care provided within a child's trusted community, in which the range and depth of services available to a family are not determined by their socio-economic situation but rather available to all. We operate according to this principle in our clinic and share our models of inclusion through training and mentoring in Colorado and around the world. The children and families we reach are equipped with life-changing resources and ready to engage more fully in an ecosystem that is more aware and supportive of their needs.
DFX co-founder and executive director, Tracy Stackhouse, is a leading pediatric occupational therapist (OT) involved in clinical treatment, research, mentoring, and training regarding OT intervention for persons with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Fragile X Syndrome and autism. Tracy is a member of the National Fragile X Foundation Clinical Research Consortium, the Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee, and the NFXF Advisory Council, and an expert advisor to the CDC and RTI Fragile X Priorities Panel. The DFX board includes professionals from throughout the Denver community who are leaders in healthcare delivery and administration, education, and other areas of expertise.
Since our founding in 2003, we have taken our expertise in addressing the complex needs of children with Fragile X Syndrome and applied those skills to serve youth affected by mental health issues, developmental disorders, social/emotional delays, autism, other genetically identified conditions, and any combination of these issues.
Organization name
Developmental FX - The Developmental & Fragile X Resource Centre
other names
DFX
2003
Tax id (EIN)
02-0673474
Category
Health Care
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
3615 Martin Luther King BlvdDenver County, CO, US
Arapahoe County, CO, US
Adams County, CO, US
Douglas County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US