Dr. Esther Gonzalez, a board certified pediatrician joins the Mane Center
in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Gonzalez said, "I want to give great care to
children with neuro-behavioral disorders by taking the time to give
thorough pediatric evaluations with a neurobehavioral focus," She
feels that early detection is the key and wants to start screening
children as early as 6 months. These screenings will aim at
identifying characteristics
which may be early indicators of conditions such as ADHD and Autism.
“early detection and referral for early intervention has shown to
produce better outcomes.” said, Dr. Gonzalez.
The Mane’ Center has evaluated and treated children from as far as England, Algeria,
India, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and areas throughout the United States. Dr.
Nelson Mane’ uses a combination of Hemispheric Integration Therapy and
Functional Medicine to treat children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Dr. Mane has been featured in NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX in Tampa for his
work with children on the Autism Spectrum.
“I think we now have the best of both worlds in one facility. We have
traditional and alternative care co-operating together for the benefit
of the families. Dr. Gonzalez is unique in that she is not a
behavioral pediatrician but a pediatrician with behavioral experience.
You can tell that she has been in the trenches with the families." Said,
Dr. Mane, a board certified chiropractic neurologist.
Here’s a little background about Dr. Gonzalez:
Dr. Esther Gonzalez is a board certified pediatrician, with
subspecialty training in childhood neurobehavioral disorders. She was
born and raised in Puerto Rico. She completed medical school and
pediatric residency at The University Children's Hospital of Puerto
Rico. After her first eight years of private pediatric practice in
Puerto Rico, Dr. Gonzalez moved to Ohio in 1992. In Ohio, she was the
Medical Director for six years at Margaret Shipley Clinic in downtown
Canton.
She moved to Florida in 1998, where she has been practicing pediatrics
in the area of Citrus County. Her practice has a primary focus is in
the care of children with neuro-behavioral
disorders, autism and developmental delay. She delivers the proper
screenings and treatment required when treating neurobehavioral
disorders such as Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention Deficit
Hyperactive Disorder, Learning Disabilities including Dyslexia and
Dyscalculia, Sensory Integration Disorder, Asperger’s Syndrome,
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant
Disorder, Tourette’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder and
Autism.
Dr. Gonzalez has developed a program for children on the spectrum
including parent education, medication, school programs and referrals
for therapy as needed. She addresses the children’s medical management
including reduction of medication when therapeutic intervention
provides the opportunity. Dr. Gonzalez has been a speaker for
Metadate, Focalin, Straterra and Concerta educating and updating
Primary and Pediatric Doctors on management of ADHD with Co-morbid
disorders on the use of medications for children and adults.
We keep moving forward as this grand combination of Early Detection meets with Early Intervention in helping our Autism Community.
