NISH - Learning Bridge : Group Therapy for LD

Admissions are open for the Degree HI Program. Last date to apply: 17.06.2025.

National Institute of Speech & Hearing

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Learning bridge is a group therapy clinic developed with an aim of providing intervention for children with Specific Learning Disorder. Specific learning disorder/ Learning disability refers to significant learning problems in an academic area. It describes a group of disorders characterized by inadequate development of specific academic, language, and speech skills.Types of learning disabilities include reading disability (dyslexia), mathematics disability (dyscalculia) and writing disability (dysgraphia). Learning bridge was started on February 2013 as a trial basis with 7 students who were coming at NISH for regular speech and language therapy. Before enrolling the children into the group initial assessments including IQ & Speech and language evaluation were done.

Mission: To provide evidence-based services that anticipate and respond to the needs of individuals who experience learning disabilities. Speech and language therapy works in partnership with these individuals and their families and with other professions to reduce the impact of these difficulties on people’s wellbeing.

Objective:

- To improve the social, academic, and speech and language skills of the child with specific learning disability.
- To provide strategies and techniques to compensate their learning difficulties and thereby reducing the negative effect of it on the overall performance of the child.
- To increase the independent function
- To improve participation in family, social, occupational and educational activities
- To reduce the risk of educational failure
- To reduce the risk of social isolation

For details, contact

Name	Qualification	Contact details
Dr. Suja Kunnath	Ph.D	Head, Autism Spectrum and Related Disorders, NISH, NISH Road, Sreekariyam P.O., Thiruvananthapuram Pin: 695 017 Ph: 0471-3066603
Ms. Lakshmi S. Mohan	MSc (SLP)	Dept of ASLP, NISH, NISH Road, Sreekariyam P.O., Thiruvananthapuram Pin: 695 017 Ph:0471-3066625
Ms. Anjana A. V.	MSc (SLP)	Dept of ASLP, NISH, NISH Road, Sreekariyam P.O., Thiruvananthapuram Pin: 695 017 Ph: 0471-3066625

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