Autism centre is a project of the State Initiative on Disabilities to provide comprehensive care to children with developmental disorders with predominantly autistic features, which is being established in all the Govt. Medical Colleges in the state. The centre at IMHANS is in addition to the autism centre at the Govt. Medical College, Kozhikode and the man power include a psychiatric social worker, speech therapist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, special educator and developmental therapist.. The centre at IMHANS functions as an extension clinic of the CDS from 16th August 2018 onwards.
Clinical Activities
- Screening, Early Detection and Assessments
- Counselling and guidance
- Psycho education
- PMT (Parental Management Therapy)
- Behavior Therapy
- Group Therapy
- Awareness and sensitization Programme
- Academic skill
- Daily Living Activities
- Speech language Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Developmental Therapy
Staff Details
Name: Geethu S
Designation: Developmental Therapist
Educational Qualification: Post- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Child Development Course from Directorate of Medical
Education, Medical College, Trivandrum.
Name: Jaseena .K. V
Designation: special educator
Educational qualification:
1) D.ed in special education from Rahmaniya Teacher Training Institute, Kozhikode, Kerala .
2)M.A sociology from Annamalay University.
Name: Neema.P
Designation: Social Worker cum Co-ordinator
Educational Qualification: M.Phil (Medical & Psychiatry) from martin Luther Christian University Meghalaya, MSW (Medical & Psychiatry social work ) from Calicut University
Name: Thushara B S
Designation: Speech Language Pathologist
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (BASLP) from AWH Special College, Kozhikode, Kerala, Calicut University
Name: Vijith.R
Designation: Physiotherapist
Educational Qualification:
Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) from AWH Special College, Kozhikode, Kerala, Calicut University
Name: Jini Bovas
Designation: Occupational Therapist
Contact Details of the project
Ph: 9633197274
Email: imhans.autism@gmail.com