Child Development Centre (TDH) - A Centre Of Excellence
A child’s first contact at the Centre is with the developmental and behavioural paediatrician, whose role is:
- Medical and developmental assessments with investigations and diagnosis
- Referrals for testing and therapy
- Counselling and motivation for parents and children
- Regular reassessment of the child's progress
Assessment
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ) testing
- Development Quotient (DQ) testing
- Behavioural assessment
- Personality evaluation
- Aptitude testing and career counselling
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) testing
Counselling
- Management of autistic spectrum disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Down’s Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Behavioural issues: temper tantrums, anti-social behaviour, bed-wetting, etc.
- Learning disabilities and scholastic backwardness
- Parent training and support groups
Therapy
- Play therapy
- Stimulation program for development delays
- Behavioural modification
Occupational Therapy is provided to facilitate and stimulate normal motor, mental and social development in order to improve the quality of life. Our services include:
- Improving neuro-motor coordination and perceptual skills
- Training in basic tasks such as feeding, bathing and dressing of children with special needs
- Development of hand functions in children with writing problems
- Exercise and hand activities for upper extremity disorders
- Muscle testing and charting
- Exercises to improve power and coordination of muscles
- Exercise to prevent contractures and deformities in cerebral palsy, tonal abnormalities
- Electric stimulation and diathermy
- Gait training
- Prescription of appliances if necessary
The special ‘BIG EARS’ project is the first of its kind in India with a focus on early detection, diagnosis and therapy of hearing loss.
- Liaison between doctors, therapists, parents and families of children with special needs
- Provide emotional support and in-depth counselling to enable parents and other family members understand and accept the child’s limitation and ‘different abilities’
- Motivate the parents/family to continue the necessary long-term therapies
- Help with socio-economic problems
- Conduct home and school visits
- Provide referrals to integrated schools, special schools and institutions
- Parent counselling
- Support groups
- Skill workshops for teachers, parents, medical and paramedical professionals
- Awareness building in the community