Timely Help.. You are Unique in the Eyes of GOD

                   

Let us Learn to walk together Talk together Love together

 &

 Live together

God grant me 

the serenity

to accept the things,

I cannpot change,

courage to change 

the thing I can,

and the wisdom

to know the difference

                                                                               -Reinhold Niebuhr 

Early Intervention  programme can detect children's disabilities at a younger age, 

when they can be helped to adapt easily.

But there is almost no awareness about these...

Have you ever thought why my child behaves like this...?

Why is that child is very uncomfertable inspite of said normal scenario ?

It could be Sensory Processing Disorder.

Whistling of pressure cooker, or loud music at a party or dog barking can cause an extreme

reaction …

Hair cutting or Nail cutting is discomforting for the child.

Highly sensitive towards smell in the surrounding and makes him/ her uncomfortable.

Not responding to your command.

Not sitting at one place or not able to concentrate.

Difficulty in reading, writing or copying from the board.

Constantly complaining of getting tired or leg pain

Clumsiness, bumping into things or people and as a parent your reaction will be can’t you see?

Very picky eaters or difficulty in chewing food

I think this is the most perfect question to ask ourselves if we are concerned about our child’s

Behaviour.

Sensory Integration occurs automatically in most people and so we tend to take it for granted-

just how we take our heartbeat and digestion for granted. Sensory Integration is the organization

of sensation for everyday use. Imagine peeling and eating of orange. You sense the orange

through your eyes, nose, mouth, the skin on your hands and fingers and also the muscles and

joints inside your fingers.

Sensory Processing Disorder is a neurological condition where the brain and nervous system

have trouble processing or integrating these stimulus

Timely Help –For Invisible Disability

Early intervention programs can detect children’s disabilities / challenges at a

younger age, when they can be helped to adapt easily. But there is almost no awareness about

these or in certain cases there is no acceptance. We are always more concerned about any

visible disabilities like if the child has any visual difficulties or has issues with auditory

processing or Hearing, has any speech defect /delay, is unable to walk, but certain disabilities

need an expert evaluation and parental co-operation.

Early intervention is defined as the introduction of planned programming deliberately timed and

arranged in order to alter the anticipated course of development. The program can be employed

as a means to improve social adjustment and the academic achievement of a child as per his/ her capability.

 It helps parents to not invite future behavioural problems which might occur due to the

inability to adjust in the environment naturally. 

Early intervention takes place between 0-6 years of age.

 Brain development is at peak between the ages of two to five years of age.

 Children can grasp more quickly at this age; it can improve child’s wellbeing to a larger extent and learning becomes more comfortable.

A simple way to remove fear is to seek knowledge and understanding about difficulty your child is facing

Early intervention for this purpose should ideally consists of developmental paediatrician,

Occupational therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech therapist and Psychologist.

A variety of conditions from multiple disabilities, hearing and vision impairment, cerebral palsy

and learning disabilities can be improved with early intervention. Parents are the one who

usually notice first that my child has some kind of difficulty, but we also warn parents of

unnecessary fears, as all children develop at their own pace but timely intervention is the key ..

IF YOU HAVE MISS AN OPPERTUNITY, DO NOT CLOUD YOUR EYES WITH TEARS, KEEP YOUR VISION CLEAR SO THAT YOU WILL NOT MISS THE NEXT ONE

BY

 Dr. Mona Shah