Smiles Early Intervention
Developmental Delay
No two siblings in the family can be the same and may have different rates of reaching a milestone. Similarly, while minor temporary delays are normal, recurring delays can be alarming. This may include activities like delay in language, social and motor skills, and even basic movements like trouble to hold a toy. We strongly recommend every parent to enroll their child in this course if he/she has the following symptoms:
- Inability to sit without support (about 9 month old child)
- Stiff arms and legs and inability to bear weight on legs (about 1 year old child)
- Delay in speech and expression, includes gestures and speaking/writing
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
While several studies say that ASD can majorly be caused due to a combination of biological and neurological disorders, the exact reason seems to be unknown. Such factors may further cause an array of disorders such as:
- Sensory Perceptual Issues: Children with such issues may have altered hearing, vision, touch, and smell functionalities. Many children, in such a case, may hate a gentle touch, whereas others may dislike a deep pressure touch. While one or more of their senses may be working fine, they may develop a distorted perception of the environment.
- Motor Executive Issues: Children with such issues find it difficult to plan, memorize and initiate instructions. In addition to this, they may also find physical movements and responses to a command a lot of hassle. Instances of such issues can be identified like difficulty in tying shoelaces, picking up a thing, buttoning clothes, etc.
- Social and Behavioral problems: When a child is unable to meet the expectations of people around him, he/she gets deprived of the much-needed support and encouragement, which in turn results in various behavior problems. In such cases, children do not prefer to be social and often get short- tempered.
- Communication problems: This involves difficulty in hearing as well as understanding. When a child’s hearing process is normal, yet is often unable to understand what the other person is speaking or the child repeats what he/she is hearing, such a situation is possibly the effect of ASD. While many children with ASD face unique difficulties, many children come with unparalleled skills. A lot of such children are found to have extraordinary skills under numerous divisions, like:
- Excellent memory
- Superior mechanical skills
- Great musical skills
- Exceptional language skills
- Magnificent math skills
- Skills for wonderful art and attention to details
Academic Intervention or Remedial Education
Preschool Intervention Program
The agenda of this program is to serve children within the age group of 4.5 years and above, with special education needs. It helps to make the early years distinctive and improves communication, social, and self-help skills. Services under this scheme involve developmental, educational, and psychological services for special children. Customized education plans are designed for each child to bring out the best of their skills. Broadly, it works on the following:
- Non-verbal and verbal communication
- Social skills
- Fundamental life skills training – toilet training, brushing, dressing, etc.
- Motor exercises and cognitive training
- Academic skills that include coaching in language, numbers, and environmental science
Elementary Intervention Program
Similar to the pre-school intervention program, this one is specifically designed for children aged 7 years and above.
This particular program helps children with:
- Non-verbal and verbal communication
- Motor exercises and cognitive training
- Social and emotional skills
- Transition skills
- Being an independent learner, Practice life skills.
- Academic training as per norms, with subjects, Math, English, E.V.S, Hindi / Telugu, Arts and crafts, Computers, and Games.
National Institute of Open School
This program focuses substantially on the academic front, keeping in mind the complete growth of children who fall under the age group of 12 years and above. This particular program helps children with:
- Communication skills
- Motor exercises and cognitive training
- Social and emotional skills
- Transition skills
- Being an independent learner
- Practice life skills, like, cooking, handling money, home management, etc.
- Academic training as per norms, with subjects, Maths, English, E.V.S, Hindi / Telugu, Arts and crafts, Computers, and Games.
Comprehensive Intervention or Therapy Center
Speech and Language Therapy
This particular therapy is for children with special needs who have difficulties in speech and language, like, unclear speech, swallowing issues, and communication issues. When a child finds it complicated to say certain words or understand words said by others, we recommend him/her to undergo speech therapy.
Occupational Therapy
This is an extensive strategy scheme that helps children with disabilities to develop everyday functioning skills and make them independent learners. It also trains children to participate fully in school and social situations, regulate their emotions and energy levels.
Behavioral Therapy
This therapy primarily focuses on minimizing the unwanted behavior patterns and try new and desired behaviors. For example, it works to diminish stubbornness and temper tantrums, as well as improve behaviors like homework completion, etc.
Psychological Therapy Family Counseling
This special program is for all the parents of such special children. Under this program, we help parents to understand their child better, find out causes for the child’s difficulty and monitor his/her improvements. A loving family is every child’s first school. To make sure your child grows in a healthy environment, we give you strategies to help your child and make a routine for you and the child to ensure a balanced lifestyle.