EARLY INTERVENTION CENTRE FOR AUTISM CHILDREN @ POONMALLEE

Our Early Intervention Project offers special services for infants and toddlers with Autism. At present 20 Autism Kids from (0 – 6 yrs) are there in our centre. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication.

HOW THESE BENEFIT THE SPECIAL CHILDREN?

Early Intervention services are designed to identify and meet children's needs in five developmental areas like physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional development, sensory and adaptive development. The goals of the program also differ according to the group of children who are beneficiaries. For children who are at risk for developmental causes, the program may be mainly supportive for 0 – 6 yrs children with Autism.

• To provide Early Intervention Special Education Program and Therapeutic Intervention through proper care.
• To cope up the challenges at the adulthood stage.

Stereotyped behaviors	:	Repetitive movements, such as hand flapping, head rolling, or body rocking.
Compulsive behaviors	:	Time-consuming behaviors intended to reduce anxiety that an individual feels compelled to perform repeatedly or according to rigid rules, such as placing objects in a specific order, checking things, or hand washing.
Stereotyped behaviors	:	Repetitive movements, such as hand flapping, head rolling, or body rocking.
Sameness	:	Resistance to change; for example, insisting that the furniture not be moved or refusing to be interrupted.
Ritualistic behavior	:	Unvarying pattern of daily activities, such as an unchanging menu or a dressing ritual. This is closely associated with sameness and an independent validation has suggested combining the two factors.
Restricted interests	:	Interests or fixations that are abnormal in theme or intensity of focus, such as preoccupation with a single television program, toy, or game..
Self-injury	:	Behaviors such as eye-poking, skin-picking, hand-biting and head-banging.