Kartik

Kartik is a five-year-old special needs boy diagnosed with Global Developmental Delay which is a form of development delay in which child is not able to achieve cognitive, motor and language milestones. He enrolled in Bal Chetna programme in the month of January 2023 with difficulty in maintaining sitting balance and inability to stand. He was also not able to speak properly, or hold things like a pencil in his hands.

At our Bal Chetna centre he has been undergoing physiotherapy; speech therapy and special education sessions regularly. Soon the impact could be seen as he was able to sit properly and started to speak in monosyllables. In July 2023, during a medical check-up at the centre he was diagnosed with seizure disorder, and was started on a regimen of medication and nutritional care. 
With proper care and appropriate and regular rehabilitation therapies, he is now able to stand and start walking a few steps without any support. He is also able to express himself by speaking short sentences and can identify fruits and count numbers. It is amazing to see how much he has progressed in just over a year!