Effect of “EYE to ‘I’®” – An Early Intervention Model on Social Language Development for Children with Neuro- Developmental Difficulties

Kanica Kharbanda Kanica Kharbanda,Parul Gupta Parul Gupta

doi:10.25215/0204.005

Kanica Kharbanda Kanica Kharbanda, Parul Gupta Parul Gupta

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https://doi.org/10.25215/0204.005

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Recent research on services available for early intervention in New Delhi, India highlights that, there exists a lacuna between the services available and needs of a child with neurodevelopment disorder. The dual needs of a special child, which define his age and his syndrome, are not appropriately focused by the services available in India. The focus of the services available is on making the child adaptive to environment and scholastic skills. It is strongly felt that the focus should be on skill development of the child, to make him socially interactive, expressive and developing his theory of mind. The paper presents an Early Intervention Model, Eye To ‘I’®, which includes an integration of language therapy in play -based interaction with special education, speech therapy and occupational therapy. The study highlights the significance & suggested effectiveness of this comprehensive, play-based model for Social Communication and language development in children diagnosed with neurodevelopment disorders, mainly autism.

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Recent research on services available for early intervention in New Delhi, India highlights that, there exists a lacuna between the services available and needs of a child with neurodevelopment disorder
The nature of difficulties and their widespread manifestations in numerous, significant life experiences across the lifespan, beginning in early childhood, have fuelled research, interventions and clinical work in various directions, it is clear that early childhood is a period of significant growth and development - suggesting this time period as the most critical for therapeutic intervention
Childhood is a crucial phase of growth and development; The critical periods of socioneurodevelopment experienced in early childhood, lay the essential building blocks for learning and interaction This development is supported by universal characteristics of early development, including most rapid development in early years, sensitive, ̳critical periods‘ for development occurring during this time period with a documented need fornurturant‘ physical, social, and economic environments

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Recent research on services available for early intervention in New Delhi, India highlights that, there exists a lacuna between the services available and needs of a child with neurodevelopment disorder. The study highlights the significance & suggested effectiveness of this comprehensive, play-based model for Social Communication and language development in children diagnosed with neurodevelopment disorders, mainly autism. Effect of “EYE to ‘I’®” - AN EARLY INTERVENTION MODEL on Social Language Development for Children with Neuro- Developmental Difficulties. Childhood is a crucial phase of growth and development; The critical periods of socioneurodevelopment experienced in early childhood, lay the essential building blocks for learning and interaction This development is supported by universal characteristics of early development, including most rapid development in early years, sensitive, ̳critical periods‘ for development occurring during this time period with a documented need fornurturant‘ physical, social, and economic environments. For children who experience disability, it is a vital time to ensure access to interventions which can help them reach their full potential

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