The Com DEALL Trust
Dr. Prathibha Karanth's work with Tito Rajarishi Mukhopadhyay — a non-verbal autistic poet — was the spark that led to an entirely indigenous intervention model. Twenty-five years later, Com DEALL has touched thousands of families.
Founded by Dr. Prathibha Karanth, a speech-language pathologist with 40+ years of experience. Communication DEALL is an indigenous early intervention program providing intensive stimulation (3 hrs/day, 5 days/week) by a multidisciplinary team. Peer-reviewed efficacy study published in Indian Journal of Pediatrics (2010). Head office at HRBR Layout; early intervention centre at Cooke Town.
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Peer-reviewed: Karanth et al. (2010) Indian J Pediatr 77:957–962. Statistically significant gains across 8 developmental domains.
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Multiple locations in Bangalore and affiliate centres across India.
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