The Com DEALL Trust

Aim To provide intensive early intervention to children with communication disorders including those with ASD to help them attain maximum possible, long term gains.

	is listed under the category child Development/Organisations
	was established in 2003
	focuses on communication early intervention
	functions at the National level
	works with Children aged 0 -6 years with communication (speech-language) and other related disorders.
	has the resource of speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, early education.
	welcomes help in the form of donations and sposnsorship of children, volunteers.

Communication DEALL (Developmental Eclectic Approach to Language Learning) An early intervention program for children with communication disorders such as Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) and Autism, which aims at maximizing their potential through intensive preschool intervention. The Communication DEALL program grew out of concern for the increasing number of children identified with developmental language disorders and the lack of adequate intervention programs for them. Over the last couple of decades the incidence of developmental disorders such as SLI, DVD, PDD and Autism, which were earlier thought to be rare disorders, has risen alarmingly. As of now intensive early intervention is the most promising approach for alleviation of these disorders. The Communication DEALL program is a response to the near total lack of such facilities in India. It was developed by Dr Prathibha Karanth, a pioneer in the field of Speech-Language Pathology in India. The program provides intensive stimulation and training (3 hours/day, 5 days /week, over an academic year) to small groups of preschool children with developmental disorders. The major thrust of the training module is on communication with due consideration given to the cognitive, social and behavioral aspects of the child's development. Communication DEALL is a self- financed program managed by a multidisciplinary team of Speech-Language pathologists, occupational therapists and educators. Children are assessed for language-communication, motor, and social development, as well as behavioral issues and receive intervention in all these areas. The DEALL staff works in individual, small group sessions (3 children/therapist) as well as large group sessions (6-12 children). Ideally, enrollment in DEALL should take place by the age of 2 ½ years giving the child the maximum possibility of attaining age appropriate behavior by the school entry age of 5 ½ years. Children who attain the goal of age appropriate skills and behavior by the end of the first or second year are integrated in regular school at such time.

Dr Prathibha Karanth, Director
Available - 9-00AM to 5-30 PM
47, Hutchin's Road II Cross Off Wheeler Road Extension Sarvajna Nagara Bangalore 560084 INDIA, Cooke's Town, Bangalore - 560084.
Ph 080 25800826 , Email info@communicationdeall.org , Website communicationdeall.org