ChildSupport India
To create awareness among the community, we have launched a blog on ‘Asperger Syndrome’. Topics include:
® Identifying ‘Asperger Syndrome’ in a child
® Supporting a child with Asperger Syndrome in a mainstream school
® Sensory overload in Asperger Syndrome
® Bridging the gap between home and school
® Tips for parents
We hope this information will be useful. Please feel free to share your ideas too.
Kind regards,
Mathew Easow
http://blog.childsupport.in
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Workshop postponed
Dear Friends,
The workshop on “HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM” at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, to be held on Saturday 26th June 2010, has been postponed due to poor response on accounts of rains.
We will be informing you about the new dates latter.
Thanking You,
Forum For Autism, Mumbai.
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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
The workshop on “HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM” at Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, to be held on Saturday 26th June 2010, has been postponed due to poor response on accounts of rains.
We will be informing you about the new dates latter.
Thanking You,
Forum For Autism, Mumbai.
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Innovation Labs' device for special children costs one tenth of mkt price
Publication: Economic Times Mumbai; Date: May 7, 2010; Section: India Emerging; Page: 15
MOTOR MECHANICS
Innovation Labs’ device for special children costs one tenth of mkt price
Ravi Teja Sharma
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy are as intelligent as most other kids, but they lag behind because of their poor motor skills. These children can, however, improve their skills if someone or some external aid can augment their communication abilities. This is where Invention Labs steps in.
The four-year old Chennai-based startup has developed a portable device called AVAZ. A child can interact with the device through motion sensors. A nod of the head in a certain way produces characters on the devices and the prediction engine then helps them construct a sentence. It doesn’t stop here. A text-tospeech engine then reads the sentence aloud. But what makes AVAZ unique is that while the cheapest such device in the US costs upwards of $7,000, Invention Labs sells the same for less than one tenth of that price i.e at Rs 30,000 (under $700).
“A product like AVAZ can help not only cerebral palsy patients but also others who might need alternative communication aids,” says Rajul Padmanabhan, director of Vidya Sagar (earlier Spastics Society of India), a voluntary organisation based in Chennai. According to estimates, about 7% of the population is afflicted by some form of disability of which close to 3% would be cerebral palsy patients.
“R&D has been our bread and butter since we started,” says Aswin Chandrasekaran, who is a 2003 batch engineer from IITMadras. Indeed, the four co-founders of Invention—Ashwin Chandrasekharan, Ajit Narayanan, Mohd Adib Ibrahim and Preetham Shivanna (all IIT Madras grads, though not from the same batch)—decided early that generic product development research and R&D was their forte. After three years of research for other companies, they finally launched their first product AVAZ.
After engineering, all of them had gone their own way. When they started talking again in 2006, they were bit by the innovation bug. “We are modeled on global innovation company 3M. We find ideas, develop them and then market them. We are sector agnostic,” Mr Chandrasekaran says. The company was formed considering the four had varied skill—management, engineering and operations—which would make for a well rounded team. Their journey began as a third party R&D unit. Companies looking for cheap outside research to improve product quality or functionality, would give them contracts. “We concentrated on embedded systems space, mostly electronics, putting intelligence into machines.”
That is how Invention got to work with companies like Vortex, which was developing a rural ATM that runs on solar power. They have also worked with ISRO on control systems for their satellites and with the Army on control systems for its simulators.
In their second year, the company explored the idea of developing products of its own and found an opportunity in cerebral palsy. Since then, they have been working with Vidya Sagar in Chennai, which has helped them in their research.
The team has realised that there could be many more uses of the device. Apart from helping children with cerebral palsy, the device could be used by people with Autism, those who might have lost their ability to communicate due to a stroke, patients who are temporarily disabled post an operation and also older people. The hardware will be the same, while the software applications will differ. Padmanabhan though points out that at present the device can only help those who can read. The software for the product is open source and the algorithms have been developed by the team. Using the device, such children have been able to attend regular school and also interact with their peers.
With its first product in place, and a few more in the development stages, the startup is now looking at raising close to $1 million from venture funds. Earlier it had got seed funding from IIT-Madras’ Rural Technology & Business Incubator (RTBI). Till date, Invention operates out of RTBI.
MOTOR MECHANICS
Innovation Labs’ device for special children costs one tenth of mkt price
Ravi Teja Sharma
CHILDREN with cerebral palsy are as intelligent as most other kids, but they lag behind because of their poor motor skills. These children can, however, improve their skills if someone or some external aid can augment their communication abilities. This is where Invention Labs steps in.
The four-year old Chennai-based startup has developed a portable device called AVAZ. A child can interact with the device through motion sensors. A nod of the head in a certain way produces characters on the devices and the prediction engine then helps them construct a sentence. It doesn’t stop here. A text-tospeech engine then reads the sentence aloud. But what makes AVAZ unique is that while the cheapest such device in the US costs upwards of $7,000, Invention Labs sells the same for less than one tenth of that price i.e at Rs 30,000 (under $700).
“A product like AVAZ can help not only cerebral palsy patients but also others who might need alternative communication aids,” says Rajul Padmanabhan, director of Vidya Sagar (earlier Spastics Society of India), a voluntary organisation based in Chennai. According to estimates, about 7% of the population is afflicted by some form of disability of which close to 3% would be cerebral palsy patients.
“R&D has been our bread and butter since we started,” says Aswin Chandrasekaran, who is a 2003 batch engineer from IITMadras. Indeed, the four co-founders of Invention—Ashwin Chandrasekharan, Ajit Narayanan, Mohd Adib Ibrahim and Preetham Shivanna (all IIT Madras grads, though not from the same batch)—decided early that generic product development research and R&D was their forte. After three years of research for other companies, they finally launched their first product AVAZ.
After engineering, all of them had gone their own way. When they started talking again in 2006, they were bit by the innovation bug. “We are modeled on global innovation company 3M. We find ideas, develop them and then market them. We are sector agnostic,” Mr Chandrasekaran says. The company was formed considering the four had varied skill—management, engineering and operations—which would make for a well rounded team. Their journey began as a third party R&D unit. Companies looking for cheap outside research to improve product quality or functionality, would give them contracts. “We concentrated on embedded systems space, mostly electronics, putting intelligence into machines.”
That is how Invention got to work with companies like Vortex, which was developing a rural ATM that runs on solar power. They have also worked with ISRO on control systems for their satellites and with the Army on control systems for its simulators.
In their second year, the company explored the idea of developing products of its own and found an opportunity in cerebral palsy. Since then, they have been working with Vidya Sagar in Chennai, which has helped them in their research.
The team has realised that there could be many more uses of the device. Apart from helping children with cerebral palsy, the device could be used by people with Autism, those who might have lost their ability to communicate due to a stroke, patients who are temporarily disabled post an operation and also older people. The hardware will be the same, while the software applications will differ. Padmanabhan though points out that at present the device can only help those who can read. The software for the product is open source and the algorithms have been developed by the team. Using the device, such children have been able to attend regular school and also interact with their peers.
With its first product in place, and a few more in the development stages, the startup is now looking at raising close to $1 million from venture funds. Earlier it had got seed funding from IIT-Madras’ Rural Technology & Business Incubator (RTBI). Till date, Invention operates out of RTBI.
Survey :Experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India
Survey :Experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India
Dear friends,
A sincere request to you all....one of our close friends an occupational therapist whom most of you know Ms. Ashwini V. is pursuing her doctorate in the US and as part of her project need has forwarded an online survery for us to fill up and send to her urgently. I am requesting you to please take out 10 minutes to kindly follow the instructions given and do the needful for her to be successful in her endeavour for our kids....Please find details below...
Requesting schools and centres I have marked to please forward to your respective active parent ids for them to please fill up, this is Mumbai specific.......Also those of you who can forward the survey to other parents of children with autism kindly do so...she needs maximum number of replies asap....
Thanks,
Warm regards,
Chitra
Dear Parents,
I am currently at the University of Southern California pursuing a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. As part of my curriculum, I have undertaken a project to understand the needs and experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India.
I would have been happier to do this in person, in India. However university requirements require me to be here and hence I am doing this via a web based survey.
I hereby request you to kindly take some time off your busy schedule and fill the survey with as much depth and detail as possible.
Thanking you in anticipation
Sincerely,
Ashwini Vaishampayan
University of Southern California
Here is the Survey link:
https://usccollege.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dhZLq0OJCMHziEA
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Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Dear friends,
A sincere request to you all....one of our close friends an occupational therapist whom most of you know Ms. Ashwini V. is pursuing her doctorate in the US and as part of her project need has forwarded an online survery for us to fill up and send to her urgently. I am requesting you to please take out 10 minutes to kindly follow the instructions given and do the needful for her to be successful in her endeavour for our kids....Please find details below...
Requesting schools and centres I have marked to please forward to your respective active parent ids for them to please fill up, this is Mumbai specific.......Also those of you who can forward the survey to other parents of children with autism kindly do so...she needs maximum number of replies asap....
Thanks,
Warm regards,
Chitra
Dear Parents,
I am currently at the University of Southern California pursuing a doctoral degree in occupational therapy. As part of my curriculum, I have undertaken a project to understand the needs and experiences of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders in India.
I would have been happier to do this in person, in India. However university requirements require me to be here and hence I am doing this via a web based survey.
I hereby request you to kindly take some time off your busy schedule and fill the survey with as much depth and detail as possible.
Thanking you in anticipation
Sincerely,
Ashwini Vaishampayan
University of Southern California
Here is the Survey link:
https://usccollege.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_dhZLq0OJCMHziEA
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Coping with Behaviour Issues in the Home
EXCITING JULY WORKSHOPS from MDA
HANDLING BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM
A Full Day Workshop by Shamim Shahi
Workshop 1 - For Teachers:
Date: 9th July 2010
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. (Registration closes at 9.55 a.m.)
Venue: VICTORIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
73,Tardeo Road, Opp Tardeo AC market, Mumbai 400034.
(Tel: 23532979).
Workshop 2 - For Parents:
Coping with Behaviour Issues in the Home
Date: 10th July 2010
Time: 3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Venue: Maharashtra Dyslexia Association Centre for Research & Training in
Learning Differences,
C/o Joseph Cardijn Technical School (Gate # 5),
Kashaba Jadhav Marg,
Dadar (E), Mumbai – 400014.
Please send email or call on 25565754 for more details
Thanks
Divya Balgi
Administrator
Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
003,Amit Park, Lala Jamnadas Gupta Road
Deonar ,Mumbai 400088
email : mda@dyslexiaindia.com
web : www.mdamumbai.com
Tel : 25565754
Internal Virus Database is out of date.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2908 - Release Date: 05/31/10 07:25:00
HANDLING BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES IN THE CLASSROOM
A Full Day Workshop by Shamim Shahi
Workshop 1 - For Teachers:
Date: 9th July 2010
Time: 10.00 a.m. – 5.00 p.m. (Registration closes at 9.55 a.m.)
Venue: VICTORIA MEMORIAL SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
73,Tardeo Road, Opp Tardeo AC market, Mumbai 400034.
(Tel: 23532979).
Workshop 2 - For Parents:
Coping with Behaviour Issues in the Home
Date: 10th July 2010
Time: 3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Venue: Maharashtra Dyslexia Association Centre for Research & Training in
Learning Differences,
C/o Joseph Cardijn Technical School (Gate # 5),
Kashaba Jadhav Marg,
Dadar (E), Mumbai – 400014.
Please send email or call on 25565754 for more details
Thanks
Divya Balgi
Administrator
Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
003,Amit Park, Lala Jamnadas Gupta Road
Deonar ,Mumbai 400088
email : mda@dyslexiaindia.com
web : www.mdamumbai.com
Tel : 25565754
Internal Virus Database is out of date.
Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2908 - Release Date: 05/31/10 07:25:00
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
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Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
handling dental needs in Autism
forumforautism
REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 VIDE REGN. NO. 31/2002
REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN TRUST ACT,1950 VIDE REGN. NO. F 23880, 11/4/2002
forumforautism@gmail.com Tel : 022-32949595
in association with
Department of Pediatrics,
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion
Presents
WORKSHOP ON HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM
Faculty
Dr. Meenakshi S. Kher
Date of WORKSHOP
26th June, 2010
Topic
How to handle dental needs of children with autism of various age groups
Timings
2 pm to 4 pm
Venue
R. No. 115, Pediatric Seminar Hall, First Floor, College Building, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Sion, Mumbai – 400022.
To be attended by
Language of workshop
Parents & Professionals dealing with Autism
Hindi and English
Amount Payable per parent or professional
No fees
Forum For Autism, ground floor, Sorabh House, Garden View Lane, Off Colaba Causeway, Colaba, Mumbai 5.
Dr. Meenakshi Kher has the following to her credit:
· She graduated from the Government Dental College & Hospital (Mumbai) in 1991 followed by a Masters degree in Pediatric Dentistry from the Nair Hospital Dental College (Mumbai).
· She then established the ‘HAPPY TOOTH CLINIC’.
· The practice, one of the first of its kinds in the country, is dedicated exclusively to the dental needs of children.
Pioneered the field of Pediatric Dental practice in India.
· Over the years, Dr. Meenakshi’s passion and commitment to treating children has ensured that several thousands of children have successfully received quality dental care at the centre.
· She takes a special interest in treating children who are differently abled and with special needs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1860 VIDE REGN. NO. 31/2002
REGISTERED UNDER THE INDIAN TRUST ACT,1950 VIDE REGN. NO. F 23880, 11/4/2002
forumforautism@gmail.com Tel : 022-32949595
in association with
Department of Pediatrics,
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion
Presents
WORKSHOP ON HANDLING DENTAL NEEDS IN AUTISM
Faculty
Dr. Meenakshi S. Kher
Date of WORKSHOP
26th June, 2010
Topic
How to handle dental needs of children with autism of various age groups
Timings
2 pm to 4 pm
Venue
R. No. 115, Pediatric Seminar Hall, First Floor, College Building, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital (Sion Hospital), Sion, Mumbai – 400022.
To be attended by
Language of workshop
Parents & Professionals dealing with Autism
Hindi and English
Amount Payable per parent or professional
No fees
Forum For Autism, ground floor, Sorabh House, Garden View Lane, Off Colaba Causeway, Colaba, Mumbai 5.
Dr. Meenakshi Kher has the following to her credit:
· She graduated from the Government Dental College & Hospital (Mumbai) in 1991 followed by a Masters degree in Pediatric Dentistry from the Nair Hospital Dental College (Mumbai).
· She then established the ‘HAPPY TOOTH CLINIC’.
· The practice, one of the first of its kinds in the country, is dedicated exclusively to the dental needs of children.
Pioneered the field of Pediatric Dental practice in India.
· Over the years, Dr. Meenakshi’s passion and commitment to treating children has ensured that several thousands of children have successfully received quality dental care at the centre.
· She takes a special interest in treating children who are differently abled and with special needs.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aspire Education Services
(A behavioral approach to learning)
We are glad to announce Daily intensive early intervention program for children with Autism.
At
Lakshya Rehabilitation center
205AA, L.B.S. Road, Nithyanand Nagar, Nr. Shreyas Junction, Ghatkopar(W),Mumbai-86.
Special features:
All programs are based on the principles of ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Individualized program based on the child’s needs.
Every day programs with behavior therapist, Occupational therapist and speech therapist.
Only 4 children will be taken in a batch.
Starting from 1st July.
Contact us at 9967485161 for more details.
Other Service provided by AES:
Behavior Therapy
Social skills Group
Communication Skills
Special Education Services
Workshop for professionals
Training in ABA, AVB, PECS etc.
Parent child training program
Parents support group
School visit/consultation
Classroom modifications/assistance/facilitations for children
Assessment, Recommendation and home programs.
For more details and appointments please contact:
Mrs. Bala Swaminathan. Behavior therapist and Special Educator at 9967485161
E mail: aspiedu@gmail.com
--
Forum For Autism(FFA) parent support group Mumbai: www.forumforautism.net
www.autism-india.org
the parent body for Autism in India
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