| Clients
admitted WGA-IL have a developmental disability diagnosis and often mental
illness diagnosis as well.
Typical diagnoses
included:
- Autism
- Intellectual Disability
- Cerebral Palsy
- Psychosis
- Affective Disorders
- Schizophrenic Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Attention Deficit Disorders
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Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Oppositional Defiant Disorders
-
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
We serve clients in the the
following special educational areas: Emotionally Disturbed (ED), Learning
Disabled (LD), Behavior Disorder (BD), or Cognitively Delayed (CD).
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Referrals
made to the Admissions Department should include the necessary historical
and evaluative information, including but not limited to:
-
social
history
- psychological information
- psychiatric information
- medical history
- educational history
- other placements
Clients not
generally accepted are those having a sole problem of profound mental
retardation or are non-ambulatory, or pregnant at time of admission. Clients
with severe character disorders, or clients regarding intensive sexual
offender treatment would typically be considered inappropriate for admission
For
more information contact:
Betty Kinard
Executive Director
Willowglen Academy - Illinois
701 W. Lamm Road
Freeport, Illinois 61032
Phone: 815-233-6162
Fax: 815-233 6167
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