A unique institute in Cumbum Valley
Assessment and Diagnosis
Our multi-disciplinary team carries out assessment and diagnosis of children with autism, learning disability, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, and hearing impairment of all ages and severity of disability. The children are then referred to regular schools, other special schools, early intervention, home-based training programmes, multi-disciplinary therapeutic clinic or vocational training as required.
Multi-disciplinary Therapeutic Clinic
The clinic provides special education, remedial intervention, creative movement therapy, developmental therapy, sensory integration, speech – language – communication intervention, auditory verbal training, physiotherapy, behaviour modification, computer aided instruction, early intervention, art and craft.
Early Intervention Programme
Early Intervention unit provides holistic training, both individual as well as in a group for children from 0-3years with developmental delays. Early detection and identification of disability, parental guidance and counseling are some of the other features of the programme. Training is given in speech, language and communication, mobility, fine and gross motor skills, self help skills, play and socialization skills readiness skills like pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math skills.
Home-based Training Programme
ABCD provides guidance through parental training, counseling and direct intervention for those unable to attend services provided by ABCD on a regular basis due to various reasons like place of stay, severity of disability and other factors. The children enrolled in this programme attend sessions in ABCD once or twice a week as needed. ABCD also provides intensive training (one-week/one month) for those parents and children not within commuting distance of ABCD. Individualized training programmes in physiotherapy, speech, language and communication therapy, auditory training, occupational therapy, study skills and academic skills are provided through this programme. Itinerant service (Home therapy) is provided as per the request from the parents.
Publications
The following Tamil books written by Dr. John and Joyce Murugaselvam are available for sale:
01. Mental Retardation
02. Sex and Marital Problems of Mentally Retarded
03. Speech Training for Mentally Retarded Children
04. Down’s Syndrome
05. Learning Disability
06. Attention Deficit and Hyperactive Disorder
07. Autism Spectrum Disorder
08. Speech Defects
09. Hearing Impairment
10. Speech Training for hearing Impaired
11. Differently Abled
12. How to Treat your child’s Psychological Problems?
13. Juvenile Delinquency
