Intervention Clinic

Psychological Assessment

Psychological assessment of autistic children using standard tests can be a valuable tool for evaluation and treatment planning. However, such assessment can be difficult, and requires careful understanding and management of the handicaps characteristic of autism. This article describes common problems that arise in testing autistic children, gives guidelines for test selection, and discusses the applicability of a number of standard tests to this population. It also presents general principles for test administration and behavior management during testing.

Objective :

(a) To provide comprehensive and high quality tertiary level services with the child and family by multidisciplinary team for children with complex disabilities
(b) To involve parents in the day-to-day management of ‘physically and mentally delayed children’ and ensure their counselling
(c) To follow up the entire high risk neonate’ regarding neurodevelopment progress and provide intervention where necessary.
(d) To prevent disability, optimize development and improve quality of survival of all children in Bangladesh
(a) To apply standardized tools, methodologies and strategies for early Screening, assessment and intervention, treatment and management of the entire range of developmental delays, disorders, impairments and disabilities
(b) To provide psycho social services to families and empower parents and primary care-providers to optimize their child’s development

Our Services :

Our service starts from the very beginning of stepping into the centre. There is no inequality regarding ethnicity, gender and religion. We value and respect every parent who has any question or concern about development or problems relating to neurological aspect. From this point, our dedicated and devoted associates help children where to go.The children, who have come for the first time, are taken to our ‘Walk-In-Clinic’, the already diagnosed epilepsy children to ‘Epilepsy Clinic, the ‘High Risk Baby’ to ‘Multiple disability clinic: We always encourage and welcome parents to accompany their children as we strongly believe that parents are the ones who know their children the best and without their active participation it is impossible to make any changes for these affected children.

Facilities :

(a) Well baby clinic (Inclusion criteria – Parents who are curious about their child development and Child who had history of hospital admission in 1st 28 days of life due to any cause)
(b)Speech Therapy & Language/Communication clinic
(c)Epilepsy clinic
(d)Autism intervention Clinic
(a)Visual Stimulation clinic
(b)Feeding and Seating problem clinic
(d)Psychological Assessment
(a)Counselling/Family Counselling

eam Member of Child Development Centre :

(a)Child Health Physician
(b)Child Psychologist
(c)Developmental Therapist

DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUR CHILD

Newborn to 16 years of age

Following Delays Warrant an Immediate Evaluation :

(a) By 28 Days: History of hospital admission due to any cause
(b) By 6 Months: No back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles
(c) By 12 Months: Lack of response to name, No babbling, No pointing/showing/waving
(d) By 16 Months: No Single meaningful word
(a) By 24 Months: No meaningful two-word sentence/ imitate/repeating

Warning Sign for Teenage, Adolescents :

(a) Excessive Sleeping, beyond usual teenage fatigue, which could indicate depression
(b) Loss of self-esteem
(c) Abandonment/Loss of Interest in academic performance
(d) Personality Change such as aggressiveness/excess anger

Some Concerning Behavior :

(a) Decrease in Enjoyment, time spent with friends & family
(b) Strong Resistance to attend school/absenteeism
(c) Problems with Memory & attention/concentration
(d) Feelings of Hopelessness, Sadness, Anxiety, Crying often
(d) Sees/Hears things that others do not

Other Medical & Health Check (on appointment) Services :

(a) Dental care
(b) Checkup on Gynaecology
(c) EEG Service
(d) Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Service
(d) Pathological Service
(d) ENT Service

The clinic accepts referral from a variety of hospitals.. Each child is assessed by the Medical Team (Pediatrician, Neurologist), Psychologist, Therapists (Occupational, Speech and Language therapists and Physiotherapist) by administering standard scales and tools.Based on the comprehensive assessment the multidisciplinary team assists with diagnosis of conditions, determines a plan for management and if required admission into RIAND Bangladesh. In conjunction to current services audio logical test by Indian Pofessional ,hydrotherapy and aqua therapy has introduced in RIAND Bangladesh. There is a plan to install EEG, hyperbaric oxygen therapy for treatment of special children. For pathological investigation, RIAND Bangladesh trying to work with some of the renowned laboratories of the world in joint venture. We hope that we will be able to start the service within very short period of time

Doctor`s Consultation Audiology Test–

ENT & Hearing Assessment Unit :

(a) ABR
(b) Field and Audiometry
(c) OAE and Trympanometry
(d) Speech and Language Therapy
(d) Cochlear Implant (post surgical speech therapy intervention)

Neurology Unit

(a) Doctor’s Consultation (Paediatric, Neurological)
(b) Electro Encephalo Graph (EEG)
(c) Hyper Baric Oxygen Chamber (planning for installation)

Mental Health Consultation Unit

(a) Psycho-Social Support
(b) Behavioral Intervention
(c) Counselling and Guidance Services (doctors and psychologists treatment and management)