Inclusive Education for 40 preschool Children

Dakshinpuri is a low socio economic community mostly populated by migrant workers from other Sates in India .If families have children with disability and in particular intellectual disability their situation is aggravated since they have to adapt to differences in language, traditions and even cusine .Children who come to us in our inclusive preschool are  identified thorugh house to house surveys and /or through the Health camps we conduct periodically .We are happy to report that although progress is slow children do reach a level where they can be admitted into mainastream schools within the community itself.

One story we would like to share is of Deepa. According to the parents, it was very difficult  to  take care of Deepika. since she did not develope even head control  until she was on and a half yeras old. Neither could she sit , roll over from a supine position.or have  eye to eye contact . The father who worked as a daily wage worker recived some money while he had employment but after the contract was over the family suffered greatly until he got another contract.Sadly, the  grandparents were not very supportive .So the brunt of taking care of Deepika fell on the mother who being uneduated did noth8ing to seek support services since she ascribed Deepikas condition to karma or destiny a Hindu religious belief. 

Deepika wa admitted in SAMADHAN when she was two years old and is  five yeras old now. She is a changed child With improved eye hand coordination she can now sit for long periods without any support. , has full neck control,able to hold objects using a palmar grasp and  release  voluntarily.She can even climb stairs now and identify pictures from a book.She is very much a part of our inclusive preschool and enjoys her time here with us.The most amazing cahnges are also seen inher grandopents who now dote on her Thanks to her mother who gave her   unwavering support we have achived much for Deepika .A plus point is that her neighbours and extended family now realize the importance of early intervention .Her mother was give concstant counselling and taught basic physio therapy excercises to do at home.We may not be able to send Deepika to a mainstream school for quite some time but we are trying and so are Deepika and her mother.