DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS UNIT

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy is a group of conditions that affect movement and posture. It’s caused by damage that occurs to the developing brain, most often before birth.

Symptoms appear during infancy or preschool years and vary from very mild to serious. Children with cerebral palsy may have exaggerated reflexes. The arms, legs and trunk may appear floppy. Or they may have stiff muscles, known as spasticity. Symptoms also can include irregular posture, movements that can’t be controlled, a walk that’s not steady or some combination of these.

Symptoms:

1. Movement and coordination

Stiff muscles and exaggerated reflexes, known as spasticity. This is the most common movement condition related to cerebral palsy.
Variations in muscle tone, such as being either too stiff or too floppy.
Stiff muscles with regular reflexes, known as rigidity.
Lack of balance and muscle coordination, known as ataxia.
Jerky movements that can't be controlled, known as tremors.
Slow, writhing movements.
Favoring one side of the body, such as only reaching with one hand or dragging a leg while crawling.
Trouble walking.
Trouble with fine motor skills, such as buttoning clothes or picking up utensils.

2. Speech and eating

Delays in speech development.
Trouble speaking.
Trouble with sucking, chewing or eating.
Drooling or trouble with swallowing.

3. Development

Delays in reaching motor skills milestones, such as sitting up or crawling.
Learning disabilities.
Intellectual disabilities.
Delayed growth, resulting in smaller size than would be expected.

4. Other Symptoms

Seizures, which are symptoms of epilepsy. Children with cerebral palsy may be diagnosed with epilepsy.
Trouble hearing
Trouble with vision and changes in eye movements.
Pain or trouble feeling sensations such as touch.
Bladder and bowel issues, including constipation and urinary incontinence.
Mental health conditions, such as emotional conditions and behaviour issues.

Centre started 1^st January, 2000 First of its kind in Gujarat with all facilities under one roof.

Congenital disorder that affects children from birth, characterized by non-progressive and permanent brain injury.
Challenges in movement, speech, vision, hearing, cognitive abilities, epilepsy, and behaviour.

1. CEREBRAL PALSY

JIVRAJ PARK CENTRE:

SUPPORTED BY: SHAH CHIMANLAL CHHOTALAL LOKHANDWALA CHARITABLE TRUST

DAY CARE CENTER SUPPORTED BY: SMT. SHANTABEN JAYANTILAL CHOKSI, C/O. SHRI J. J. CHOKSI

Supported by: Inventia Healthcare Ltd – Mumbai

NIKOL UNIT

SUPPORTED BY: LATE DR. J C SHAH & AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

SPONSORED BY: AHMEDABAD MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED

THALTEJ UNIT

SUPPORTED BY: BINA MANOJ SHAH

SPONSORED BY: Crest Data Systems Pvt Ltd

We are currently providing different therapies to more than 185 cerebral palsy children in our Jivraj Park centre, Nikol and Thaltej Centres which includes Occupational Therapy, Physio Therapy, Sensory Integration, Speech therapy along with Activity of Daily Living in Day Care Unit and Vocational Training Unit.

Beneficiaries Place	No of Beneficiaries (2024-25)
Registered Children – Jivraj Park Centre	128
Registered Children – Nikol Centre	30
Registered Children – Thaltej Centre (this has been started recently)	31

2024-25 Data	Jivraj Park	Nikol	Thaltej
Physiotherapy	9009	3511	2402
Occupational Therapy	240	22	860
Sensory investigations	3899	23	2236
Home bound program	11	NA	NA
Day care unit	3374	746	1018
ADL	2467	1056	48
Play therapy	3911	751	129
Speech therapy	22	NA	NA
Developmental pediatrician	26	NA	NA
Psychological assessment	44	NA	NA
Applied Behavior Analysis	2926	NA	NA
Oro Motor Therapy	NA	NA	1792
Audio visual therapy	35	25	27

2. AUTISM

Speech therapy
Sensory integration therapy
Special education training
Activities of daily living training

3. ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER- ADHD

It is a common neurodevelopmental disorder affecting both children and adults, characterized by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.