R. Usha Shree
Condition: Mental Retardation
Date of birth: 29- 10- 1996
Type of Rehab: Special Education at Nesam, Arcot, India
Education: Junior Kindergarten (LKG) with Special Help
Sponsors - Handicare International, Ontario, Canada
Year of sponsorship: 2004
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R.USHASHREE
Name of the Student: R. USHA SHREE
Date of Birth & Age: 29.10.1996
Date of Admission: 04.03 .2004
Fathers Name: RAMESH
Occupation: Machine Operator, KH Shoes
Mothers Name: R.KUMARI, Xth Std - House Wife
Address: 29/0,1A, Periya Gumadam, Arcot 632 503.
Siblings:0 One Younger Brother aged 5 ,
Normal school (LKG)
Nature of Disability: Mentally challenged
Birth history of the Child: Normal Delivery. Prolonged labour. Did not
cry immediately. The child developed fits
and went to a private hospital the next
day. No episode of fits after that.
Condition of the Child on Admission:
- Walks well. She has attended a regular school for 3 years. She talks in single words and not able to talk in sentences. She is not able to dress or undress on her own. Eats very little. She is able to copy letters and words by rote but not able to identify letters. No numbers, time or money concepts.
Training Give at Nesam:
- To improve her speech by giving blowing exercises and applying honey inside the
mouth and making her lick with her tongue, to facilitate easier movements of the tongue.
She is grouped with another child with good vocabulary so that she can improve her
speech with a good model.
- To train her undressing and dressing skills.
- To eat on her own.
- To read her name and read 10 common words, identifying each letter.
- To write her name and write the 10 Words.
- To arrange numerals from 1-5 and learn the concept.
- To improve her eye hand coordination by doing activities like
- Cutting a line, circle with a scissors.
- Putting clothes pins on a card board
- Cutting and pasting activities
- Filling bottles with water etc.