Workshop highlights need for early interventions for children with learning difficulties

Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children (MNC), a unit of Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust, organised its 17^th national workshop with the theme ‘Early Intervention with Parental Involvement’ in the city on Friday.

“The key objectives of the workshop is to evolve strategies to create public awareness about the importance of identifying the specific needs of children with intellectual disabilities and other conditions, to analyse the significance of reaching out to the homes of children through counselling parents on early interventional needs and to review the effects of early intervention,” said S. Vasanthi, Director of MNC, and added that this workshop would pave the way for the formulation of many recommendations, which needed to be addressed by policymakers at the State and Central levels.

N. Kumar, president of Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust and vice-chairman of The Sanmar Group, said: “A lot has happened in the last four years, especially with COVID-19. I was extremely glad that MNC took special care of the requirements of the children through home visits and online assistance. This changed environment will be evident in this 17^th workshop and will be an eye-opener to many new attendees.”