PRAYAAS organize a Symposium on Early Identification, Assessment and Intervention of children with Learning Disabilities

By 1 2 1 News Reporter

 Chandigarh, 30^th August:---- Rehabilitation Centre for Handicapped Children PRAYAAS  organized a symposium on Early Identification, Assessment and Intervention of children with Learning Disabilities for the primary teachers of Government schools of  U.T. Chandigarh at PRAYAAS Building, Chandigarh on 29^th & 30^th  August. The symposium was attended by the more than 60 teachers of the Govt. schools. In the symposium Dr. B.N.S. Walia former Director PGIMER was also present.

Dr. R.K. Gupta, Hony. Director RCHC-PRAYAAS gave an overview of the activities being run by PRAYAAS such as Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, and Mental Retardation & Autism. The basic motive of the symposium was to sensitize the teachers so that they are able to identify the children with learning disability at the initial stage at school level.  Dr. Gupta emphasized that a child who is otherwise intelligent but does not meet the expectations of the parents and teachers in academic activities has been the subject of lot of research for a long time.