Useful addresses
Getting social and school support for a child with a developmental disorder in Geneva, Switzerland, can be a confusing process. Our guide tells you where to go for consultations, special educational support and accredited institutions. We also give contact details and websites, to make it easier for parents to get the help their child needs.
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The listening assessment (audio-psycho-phonological assessment) we offer at the centre helps to understand your child's difficulties, but it does not give access to social or school support. Parents living in Geneva, Switzerland, should contact:
Consultations for children with developmental disorders
The consultations and the Les Saules day centre of the Office médico-pédagogique (OMP) deal with developmental problems (motor, cognitive, language, emotional and social) and psychological difficulties in children and teenagers in the canton of Geneva.
To get a diagnosis, or to be referred to a specialist who can make the diagnosis, follow up and provide care.
Secrétariat de l'enseignement spécialisé
Rue David-Dufour 1
Case postale 50
1211 Genève 8
Tel. +41 22 388 67 51
Fax +41 22 388 67 89
Adjusted school timetables, requests for special educational support and the list of accredited specialist institutions
To obtain an official document giving your child support suited to their difficulties. For example, extra time to complete work in class.
DIP - Office de l'enfance et de la jeunesse
SPS, Special Education Secretariat
Rue des Granges 7
1204 Genève
Tel. +41 22 388 68 00
Fax +41 22 388 68 10
Request forms for school adjustments: https://www.ge.ch/demandes-prestations-matiere-pedagogie-specialisee
ADHD consultation centre at Grangettes Clinic
A diagnosis telling you whether your child has ADD or ADHD opens the way to the problem being recognised, and to official support.
Chemin des Grangettes 7
CH-1224 Chêne-Bougeries
Tel. +41 22 305 01 11
In their own words
“Kevin was very receptive, even though classical music wasn't really his favourite kind of music.”
“This is the result of your support and your method, which really took a weight off my mind and helped Hakim move forward and gain confidence in himself.”
“My dad and my friends tell me I've become more mature, that I express myself much better, that my questions are more thought through.”