Assessments and Remedial care
Special Autism Programs
School Readiness Program
We provide School Readiness Program for our children. We take it as a part of our responsibility to prepare children for kindergarten, community-based programs instead of excluding them from formal education. Our psychological experts attempt to explain to parents, guardians, and trainers that a child’s early experience affects a child’s learning trajectory.
Parents Teacher Training Program
The parent Training program that CFA organizes for parents of children with autistic traits is the baseline of all the attempts we at CFA make for our children. It is a program that we have started with the motive of not breaking the consistency in the learning process of our special children, no matter they are with us or they are with their parents. Second, through this program, we want parents to master all approaches and skills. These methodologies will help parents assist their children to learn essential motor, daily living, and social skills as they develop into functioning adults.
Psychological Support
CFA has a full-fledged department of Clinical Psychology headed by Clinical Psychologist Atul Madan (acts as the Chief Advisor too!)
Facilities Available:
- Psychological Assessments for IQ, Autism, ADHD, Learning Disability etc.
- Faculty Training Program
- Parents Training Program
- Psychological Counseling/Psychotherapies for various emotional, cognitive, behavioral or academic issues
- Behavior Modification Trainings
- Parental Management Training (PMT) Sessions
Home Plans
Autism spectrum disorder affects different children in different ways. At every stage, from diagnosis to treatment, experts need cooperation from family members. Home care is an integral part of a comprehensive treatment plan that we at Care for Autism aim to deliver to our autistic children. Parents are with children everywhere and all time. If they are well trained and aware of the activities they need to involve with their autistic children, it helps manifolds.
Multi Sensory Room
Care for Autism (CFA) has taken the initiative of introducing children with autistic traits to an atmosphere that stimulates their responses and relaxes their mind by creating a Multisensory Room. The concept has not been much implemented in India and remains confined to a few big cities and centres. But our experts, after understanding the healing and relaxing impacts of the atmosphere created through a multi-sensory environment, thought of making it accessible to our children with autistic traits.
Outdoor Play Area
Everything we do at Care for Autism aims to promote the growth of our special children. Our outdoor therapy sessions are an attempt to make the best of each season for our children. We introduce and involve children in different outdoor therapy sessions that facilitate their growth. Summer season outdoor sessions include water activities, organizing fun play games in water, cycling sessions, roller skates, rain dance, and many more. The Winter season activities include going on walks along the park and garden, developing interest in planting, maintaining a garden and watering plants, clay-pot making skills, painting facilitate learning by touching and doing.
Observation Room For Parents
Observatory room for parents at Care for Autism (CFA) respects the urge of parents to peep into the world of learning of their children. It gives them a glimpse of all the activities their child learns and does when they are with us in the centre under the guidance of their trainers. Many institutes, including ours, do not allow parents to enter the premises of the institute. The reason remains unwanted behaviour that children often show when they see their parents around makes it difficult for trainers to control them.
CCTV Security Surveillance
CCTV security surveillance in CFA helps us attempt our best to monitor, regulate and check the functioning and working of the centre. It helps to maintain the discipline of the centre. The constant monitoring facilitates the management to keep an eye of check on teachers and trainers. Screen in the parent-monitoring room that our centre allows parents to come at any time and watch their children doing activities in their respective classrooms. CCTV footage satisfies parents that their children are secure and safe even when away from home. This technological innovation adds to the concern and care CFA extends for its children’s security and safety.
Daycare
The day-care Unit that we have at Care for Autism is in coordination with the needs and essentials of our special children. The trained staff is expertise in looking after the children and responding to all kinds of requirements of children. The basic needs of food, water, and comfort of our children remain a priority for our staff of the day-care unit. We have special arrangements for preparing the daily lunch meal for our children. The items on the menu aim at providing a balanced diet and better health and body to children.
In-house Kitchen
Care for Autism is a place that aims to serve the best to every special child in every way it can. After therapies and treatment plans comes the food essential of children with autism.These Children are generally sensitive to the taste, smell, colour, and texture of foods which at times restricts their diet and intake of food. They start avoiding and disliking foods and even whole food groups.
Hurdles that come their way are difficulty focusing on one task for an extended period. It affects their ability to sit and eat. They find it difficult to eat with a spoon and without help.
Activities of daily living (ADL)
In Activities of Daily Living (ADL),we primarily focus on essential activities thatchildren typically perform on a daily basis to take care of themselves and manage their lives. These activities include basic self-care tasks such as eating, toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming, as well as more complex activities such as shopping, cooking, and managing finances. The capacity to execute ADLs independently is a key aspect in establishing an individual’s level of functioning and overall well-being.
Dietician
Parents of special-needs children frequently worry about their child’s nutritional needs and may feel overwhelmed or unclear about how to design a nutritious and balanced food plan that matches their child’s specific demands. For this, our Centre, we offer a comprehensive dietitian consultation facility to help our children achieve their health and optimal growth. Here, we have a Pediatric nutritionist who is specialized and qualified to work closely with children with special needs to assess their dietary requirements and develop personalized nutrition plans tailored to their unique needs and preferences. We understand that children with special needs may have unique dietary needs and challenges, and we focus to provide a safe and supportive environment where they can achieve their nutritional goals.
