The integrated programme
Three specialties assessing the same child, then agreeing one plan at one table — for families whose picture is genuinely complex and who have collected more opinions than answers.
How the programme is put together
This is the largest pathway we offer — and not everyone needs it
It costs more and takes more of your day than a single assessment. That is worth it when the picture is genuinely tangled, and wasteful when it is not. Here is where the line sits.
Book this when
- Several concerns appear together — development, behaviour and physical symptoms at once
- Previous diagnoses feel unclear, incomplete or contradictory
- Months of sessions have produced little measurable change
- You are being managed by several people who are not talking to each other
- You are travelling to Cairo and need everything covered in one trip
Book something smaller when
- Your question sits clearly in one area — a specialised assessment is the right size
- The concern is mainly medical — start with the functional medicine consultation
- You already have a recent, thorough assessment you are happy with
- You are early in the process and simply want to know where to begin — ask the care team
If you book this and the triage suggests a smaller pathway would serve you better, we will tell you before you pay for it. Over-scoping a family is not a service.
Three specialties, three named consultants
The point of the programme is that these three see the same child and then speak to each other. Naming them matters — you should know who is forming an opinion about your child.
Developmental & behavioural
Communication, behaviour, attention, learning and school functioning — assessed directly and with structured instruments where appropriate.
Neurological & functional
The neurological and whole-child medical picture — history, examination, growth, and the investigations that would actually change the plan.
Medical follow-up & nutrition
Feeding, digestion, allergy, early-years history and the medical follow-up that keeps the plan adjusted rather than static.
Where in-clinic screening technology is used as part of the assessment, it supports the clinical plan. These devices are not diagnostic tools, they do not replace validated investigations or standard medical treatment, and no reading from them is presented to a family as a diagnosis or as a measure of brain function. The functional medicine page sets out how they are used.
What “coordinated” means in practice
You could book these three appointments separately. Families often have. What you get here that you do not get that way is the part that happens after the assessments — and it is the part that changes outcomes.
- One recordAll three write into the same file, so nobody is working from a summary a parent had to repeat five times.
- One conversationThe three discuss the child together before a plan is issued, rather than each sending a separate letter.
- Agreed prioritiesWhen two disciplines want different things first, that gets resolved between clinicians — not left for you to arbitrate.
- No contradictionsYou do not leave with a nutrition plan that undermines the feeding programme, or therapy goals nobody medically reviewed.
- One point of contactThe care team coordinates scheduling across departments instead of you chasing three diaries.
- Reviewed as oneFollow-up looks at the whole plan, so a change in one area is reflected in the others.
The plan the team agrees is the plan the therapy departments run — the handover is internal, not something a parent has to carry between clinics.
From first contact to a reviewed plan
The care team confirms scheduling, what each visit involves and the follow-up structure when you book.
- Step one
Triage
Tell the care team what you are seeing. They confirm whether the integrated pathway is the right size for your child — or recommend something smaller.
- Step two
Assessment
The three tracks are completed in a coordinated way so the picture comes together, rather than arriving in pieces over months.
- Step three
The written plan
One integrated plan with priorities agreed across the team, what to start with, and what is deliberately being left for later.
- Step four
Follow-up
A structured follow-up period with plan reviews and adjustments, so progress is measured rather than assumed.
Questions families ask
How is this different from booking the assessments separately?
The assessments themselves are similar. The difference is everything after: one shared record, the three clinicians discussing your child together, priorities resolved between them, and a single plan rather than three letters you have to reconcile yourself.
Do we have to do all three tracks?
That is what the programme is. If your child only needs one, you should book a specialised assessment instead and the care team will say so at triage.
How long does it take?
It is a coordinated pathway rather than a single appointment. The care team sets out the schedule, what each visit involves and the follow-up structure when you book, so you can plan around it.
Does it give us a formal diagnosis?
It gives a thorough multi-specialty evaluation and a written plan. Where a formal diagnostic process is indicated, the plan states that clearly and what it involves — a broad assessment is not the same thing as a diagnostic pathway.
What if the three disagree?
That is precisely what the programme is for. Disagreement between disciplines is normal and useful; it gets worked out between clinicians before a plan is issued, and you are told what the reasoning was.
We are travelling to Cairo. Can it be compressed?
Tell the care team your dates when you first make contact. Grouping the assessments into one trip is one of the main reasons families outside Cairo and abroad choose this pathway, and it is easier to arrange with notice.
What should we bring?
Everything: previous reports and assessments, laboratory and imaging results, school or nursery observations, a list of current medicines and supplements with doses, and a written note of your main concerns. Send them ahead of the first visit.
What happens after the follow-up period?
You are under no obligation to continue. Many families move into a therapy programme, some take the plan to clinicians closer to home, and some return only for review. The plan is written so it is usable either way.
Related pathways
Specialised assessment
One track instead of three, when the question is narrower.
Functional medicine
The medical entry consultation on its own.
Conditions we treat
Every presentation and which department handles it.
Our team
The consultants and department heads who run the plan.
Medically reviewed by the Spectra Cure Clinic Egypt clinical team — Dr. Ahmed Ramzy, Dr. Mohamed Afify and Dr. Ehab El Emam. Last reviewed July 2026. Spectra Cure Clinic Egypt, 2nd Floor, Building B, Saga Boulevard Complex, Mohamed Naguib Axis, New Cairo 3. Open daily, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
One team, one plan — if that is what your child needs
Tell the care team what you are seeing and what has already been tried. They will confirm whether this pathway is the right size, and say so plainly if something smaller would serve you better.
Medical information on this page is general and is not a diagnosis or a personal treatment recommendation. Suitability for the integrated pathway is decided individually by the treating clinicians. In an emergency, call 123 or go to the nearest emergency department immediately.
