Comprehensive and Compassionate Services for Intellectual Disability

A Legacy of Trust and A Future of Possibilities: Why Choose Cadabam’s?

Choosing a partner for your child's developmental journey is one of the most important decisions you will make. At Cadabam's CDC, we have meticulously built an ecosystem of care that places your child and your family at the very centre.

A Holistic, Multidisciplinary Approach

We understand that an intellectual disability impacts multiple facets of a child's development. That’s why we reject a fragmented approach. Our team—comprising Child Psychiatrists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Special Educators, and Behavioural Therapists—works collaboratively under one roof. This integrated model ensures that your child receives a unified, comprehensive care plan where every therapeutic goal supports the others, leading to more consistent and impactful progress.

State-of-the-Art Infrastructure & Sensory-Friendly Spaces

Our centre is more than just a building; it is a purpose-built environment designed to be safe, engaging, and therapeutically effective. We have invested in state-of-the-art infrastructure, including fully equipped sensory gyms, quiet rooms for focused work, and dedicated spaces for each therapy. These sensory-friendly environments are designed to reduce anxiety and create a positive, welcoming atmosphere where children feel comfortable exploring and learning.

Seamless Therapy-to-Home Transition Support

We believe that the most profound progress happens when therapeutic strategies are woven into the fabric of daily life. Our commitment to your child extends far beyond the therapy room. A cornerstone of our services for Intellectual Disability is our intensive parent training and coaching programs. We empower you with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to become a co-therapist at home, ensuring that the skills learned at our centre are reinforced and generalized, leading to lasting, meaningful change.

Recognizing the Needs: Areas We Support in Children with Intellectual Disability

Parents often first notice that their child is developing differently from their peers. Recognizing these specific areas of challenge is the first step toward providing targeted support. Our multidisciplinary team is highly experienced in addressing the common developmental hurdles associated with intellectual disability in children.

Intellectual and Cognitive Delays

This is often the core challenge and can manifest as difficulties with:

• Reasoning and problem-solving.
• Learning academic concepts like reading, writing, and math.
• Understanding abstract ideas and making connections.
• Memory and attention.

Speech and Communication Delays

Communication is fundamental to connection and learning. We address challenges such as:

• Delayed expressive language (difficulty speaking) and receptive language (difficulty understanding).
• Poor articulation and clarity of speech.
• Struggles with non-verbal communication, like gestures and facial expressions.

Social and Emotional Regulation Difficulties

Navigating the social world can be complex. We provide support for:

• Difficulty initiating and maintaining peer relationships.
• Misunderstanding social cues, unwritten rules, and emotions in others.
• Managing frustration, anger, and anxiety in appropriate ways.
• Building a secure and positive parent-child bond.

Sensory Processing and Integration Challenges

Many children with an intellectual disability experience the world's sensory inputs differently. This may look like:

• Oversensitivity (hyper-reactivity) to sounds, lights, or textures.
• Under-sensitivity (hypo-reactivity), leading to sensation-seeking behaviours.
• Poor motor coordination and balance due to faulty sensory processing.

Adaptive Living & Daily Functioning Skills

Independence in daily life is a key goal. We help children master adaptive skills, including:

• Self-care routines like dressing, bathing, and feeding themselves.
• Household chores and personal safety awareness.
• Community participation and money management skills as they grow older.

A Clear and Collaborative Path: Our Early Identification & Assessment Process

Getting a clear diagnosis and a concrete action plan can be a source of immense relief for families. Our assessment process is thorough, respectful, and collaborative, ensuring you have clarity and confidence at every stage.

Step 1: Comprehensive Developmental Screening & Initial Consultation

Your journey with us begins with a detailed conversation. We listen carefully to your concerns, take an in-depth developmental history, and interact with your child in a naturalistic play-based setting. We use standardized screening tools to quickly identify potential areas of delay and determine the next steps.

Step 2: In-Depth Diagnostic Assessment

To gain a complete and accurate understanding of your child's unique profile, we conduct a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. This is not a single test but a battery of gold-standard assessments, which may include:

• IQ Assessments: To measure cognitive abilities.
• Developmental Assessments (e.g., DASII, Bayley Scales): To compare developmental milestones against age-appropriate norms.
• Adaptive Behaviour Assessments (e.g., Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales): To evaluate practical, everyday life skills.

Step 3: Collaborative Goal Setting with Families

A diagnosis is just the starting point. The most critical step is creating a roadmap for success. We sit down with you to review all assessment findings in clear, understandable language. Together, we collaboratively set meaningful, functional, and achievable goals that form the foundation of your child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP). You are an expert on your child, and your input is invaluable.

Our Core Therapeutic Services for Intellectual Disability

Our strength lies in our ability to offer a wide range of evidence-based therapies, all tailored to your child's specific needs as outlined in their IEP.

Early Intervention for Intellectual Disability: Building Strong Foundations

The period from birth to age six is a critical window of opportunity due to the brain's rapid development (neuroplasticity). Our Early Intervention for Intellectual Disability program is designed to capitalize on this period, providing intensive support when it matters most.

Nurturing Foundational Skills (Ages 0-6)

We focus on the building blocks of development. Through play-based and structured activities, our therapists work on improving cognitive skills, fine and gross motor coordination, pre-language abilities, and social-emotional awareness.

Parent-Child Integration Programs

These programs are designed to teach you how to embed therapeutic activities into your daily routines. We guide you on how to turn playtime into a learning opportunity and daily tasks into skill-building exercises, strengthening your bond while accelerating progress.

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for Intellectual Disability

Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) for Intellectual Disability is a scientific, data-driven approach to understanding and improving behaviour. It is one of the most effective and well-researched interventions for teaching new skills and reducing challenging behaviours.

Improving Socially Significant Behaviours

Our ABA programs focus on increasing behaviours that improve quality of life. This includes teaching vital skills like communication (using words, signs, or devices), social interaction, toilet training, academic readiness, and following instructions.

Reducing Challenging Behaviours

We conduct a Functional Behaviour Assessment (FBA) to understand why a challenging behaviour (like tantrums or aggression) is happening. Instead of just punishing the behaviour, we teach the child a more positive and effective way to communicate their needs, leading to a lasting reduction in challenging behaviour.

Psychological Counselling for Intellectual Disability

A child's emotional well-being is paramount. Our psychological counselling for Intellectual disability services extend to both the child and the family, recognizing that everyone in the family unit is affected.

Child Counselling for Emotional Regulation & Coping

We provide a safe space for children to understand their feelings. Using age-appropriate techniques like play therapy and art therapy, we help children with ID manage frustration, build self-esteem, and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

Family Counselling & Sibling Support

We offer dedicated support for parents and siblings. Family Counselling can help families navigate stress, celebrate small victories, and develop strategies for creating a supportive and harmonious home environment. Sibling support groups provide a space for brothers and sisters to share their experiences and feelings.

Sensory Integration Therapy for Intellectual Disability

Sensory Integration Therapy for Intellectual Disability helps a child's brain learn to process and respond to sensory information more effectively. This therapy takes place in our specialized sensory gyms and is a fun, play-based approach with powerful results.

Creating a "Sensory Diet" for Your Child

Our Occupational Therapists will design a personalized "sensory diet"—a carefully planned schedule of sensory activities for your child's day. This plan helps keep their nervous system organized and regulated, which improves attention, reduces hyperactivity, and prevents sensory-related meltdowns.

Improving Motor Coordination and Body Awareness

Using specialized equipment like swings, therapy balls, crash pads, and climbing structures, we help children improve their balance, muscle strength, motor planning, and overall body awareness, which are essential for everything from writing to playing sports.

Flexible & Accessible Service Models

We understand that every family's needs are different. That’s why we offer various models to ensure you can access our expert services.

Center-Based Programs

We offer both full-time developmental rehabilitation programs for comprehensive support and OPD-based therapy cycles for targeted interventions.

Online Consultation for Intellectual Disability

Geography should not be a barrier to expert care. We provide robust online consultation for Intellectual Disability services. Through secure video platforms, we offer remote parent coaching, tele-therapy sessions, and ongoing monitoring of your child’s milestones, providing convenience and continuity of care.

The Experts Guiding Your Child’s Journey

Our team is our greatest asset. Each member is highly qualified, experienced, and deeply passionate about child development.

Our Team Includes:

• Child Psychologists & Psychiatrists
• Speech-Language Pathologists (Speech Therapists)
• Occupational Therapists (with Sensory Integration certification)
• Special Educators
• Board Certified Behaviour Analysts (BCBAs) & Behavioural Therapists
• Pediatric Physiotherapists
• Family Therapists

Expert Quote: "Our philosophy is simple: every child is unique, and so is their path to progress. By integrating insights from speech, occupational, and behavioural therapy, we create a truly holistic plan that addresses not just the 'disability,' but the whole, wonderful child." – Head of Child Psychology, Cadabam’s CDC.

From Challenges to Milestones: Real Journeys of Progress

Here are a few anonymized examples of how our integrated services have made a difference.

Case Study 1: Arjun’s Journey with Communication

• Challenge: Arjun, aged 4, was non-verbal and showed immense frustration through tantrums when his needs weren't understood.
• Services Used: Early Intervention, ABA Therapy, and Speech Therapy.
• Outcome: Through a combination of ABA to teach him how to use a Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and targeted speech therapy, Arjun began to communicate his basic wants and needs. His tantrums reduced by over 80%, and he started vocalizing single words.

Case Study 2: Empowering Priya’s Family

• Challenge: Priya's parents felt overwhelmed by her severe sensory sensitivities and delays in self-care skills at age 5. Mealtimes and getting dressed were daily battles.
• Services Used: Sensory Integration Therapy, Psychological Counselling for parents, and Online Consultation for home program guidance.
• Outcome: Our Occupational Therapist created a sensory diet that transformed their home life. Through parent coaching, the family learned strategies to make dressing a fun game. Within six months, Priya was dressing herself independently, and her parents felt confident and empowered.