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Lee Ann Britain Infant Development

CenterPhone: 913-676-2253

Fax: 913-789-3215

BritainCenter.org

9100 W. 74th StreetShawnee Mission, KS 66204

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Helping children with special needs and their families prepare for the

challenges of the future.

Children are admitted to the program without discrimination

on the basis of race, religion, sex, disability, color,

national origin, ancestry or source of payment.

Cost InformantionWe bill insurance for various therapies, however

many insurance companies do not cover the full cost

of the program. Therefore, a scholarship fund has been

established by The Foundation for Shawnee Mission

Medical Center to assist families in the education and

therapy of their children with special needs. No child is

ever turned away due to the family’s inability to pay.

Interested in The Britain Center? Please contact Amy Milroy, Britain Center

Director, at 913-676-2253 or by email at

amy.milroy@shawneeemission.org to find out more.

Or visit our website at BritainCenter.org.

Who We AreThe Lee Ann Britain Infant Development Center is an

important outreach program of Shawnee Mission Medical

Center (SMMC), touching the lives of more than 4,000

children with special needs since 1972. Dedicated to

serving children with special needs from birth to six years

of age, the Britain Center provides a unique program that

involves family and friends in the process of therapeutic

treatment and education.

Individualized programs are shaped for each child and

family by a team of physical, occupational and music

therapists, speech language pathologists, early childhood

special education teachers, behavior analysts, social

workers and paraprofessionals.

What We ProvidePhysical Therapy

Occupational Therapy

Aquatic Therapy

Sensory Integration Therapy

Speech Language Therapy

Music Therapy

Feeding Therapy

Parent-Involved Infant and Toddler Classes

Preschool Classes with Typically Developing Peers

Pathways Autism Program

including Applied Behavior Analysis

Developmental Therapy in the NICU

Parent Support Groups

Who We ServeReceiving children ages birth to six years from the entire

Kansas City area, the Britain Center provides services

to any child in need of the program regardless of their

family’s ability to pay. Children in the Britain Center have

a wide range of special needs including Down syndrome,

muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, seizure disorders, spina

bifida, autism spectrum disorder, cleft palate, apraxia and

many others.

For more information, call Amy Milroy, Britain Center Director, at 913-676-2253.

Our PurposeThrough an emotionally supportive environment, the Britain

Center staff helps family and friends adjust their expectations

and way of life as they learn to raise and nurture a child with

special needs. Children of the Britain Center have needs that

are not addressed by typical educational or medical models.

Simply offering hours of therapy in a clinical environment

does not heal parents of their fears and anxiety, or prepare

them for the challenges of nurturing a child with special

needs. The approach of the Britain Center is to view the

family and the child as inseparable in the treatment and

educational process. With family and friends as partners,

there is strength, built on love, which enables each child to

reach his or her greatest potential.