Jai Vakeel Foundation - Healthcare For Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Intellectual and Developmental disabilities (IDD) is characterized by significant impairment in cognitive and adaptive behaviour. In India, 2% of the population that is one in every 50, over 26 million people suffer silently with their intellectual disability (ID) Source : NIEPID. Though affecting such large numbers, we as a society in general, are still largely unaware of the space and not actively addressing their needs. 

Children With IDD need help with adaptive skills, which are skills needed to live, learn, work, and play. They frequently have other associated disorders such as Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, Visual Impairment and or Hearing Impairment.

Comprehensive and Holistic Assessment enables understanding of underlying Medical or Genetic Conditions and plan intervention that the Child requires and also Identify the supports the child needs to function at Home, at School/Work and In the Community. Early healthcare Interventions can also lead to significant improvements in Cognitive, Academic and Social Outcomes and prevent further complications.

Lack of understanding of IDD Often means that families fail to accept the diagnosis or obtain treatment and It is important to counsel families and help them come to terms with their Child’s disability and move towards acceptance.

Healthcare program acts as the nerve center at Jai Vakeel Foundation. It is the first touch-point, where every new student comes for diagnosis and one-on-one therapy. JVF has a multi-disciplinary team of Pediatricians, Psychologists, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapist, Speech Therapist and Social Workers and access to the city’s leading Pediatric Neurologist and Psychiatrist to provide Healthcare services to our students free of cost..

Every child who joins Jai Vakeel Foundation undergoes a multidisciplinary assessment which is a comprehensive assessment across different domains of development. This assessment forms the basis for the intervention provided by the healthcare team subsequently.

We have a team of experienced therapists who provide therapy to our students to improve speech, behavior and gross and fine motor functions based on the needs of the students. These therapies can greatly enhance quality of life by improving activities of daily living, mobility, adaptive behaviour skills, communication etc. Home Programs are given to parents to work with their children effectively in their home environment.

Medical Consultations :Provision of medical consultations in the field of pediatric neurology, psychiatry and dentistry through consulting and inhouse doctors based on the needs of the students.

Parent Counseling & Guidance :Parents are counseled with a view to improving the quality of their personal lives as well as to equip them to better manage their children. We focus on how parents must become co-trainers with us in their child’s developmental journey, and the importance of parents beginning to think about the future of their children in all aspects. We also educate the parents on the various government schemes that individuals with IDD and their

families have a right to avail.

At Jai Vakeel, our vision is Inclusion of all Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.(PwIDD).We hope to achieve this vision by expanding the PwIDD’s set of capabilities, that is, the set of things that they can do and become, by building the capabilities of their parents/caregivers, and by sharing what we learn from this experience with the wider ecosystem.

Through our Healthcare Program we create Holistic improvement in our Students by working on their activities of daily living, mobility, adaptive behaviour skills, communication etc. and empower parents to be able to manage their child's disability and become co-trainers in their child’s developmental journey.