Autism And Special Needs Q&A With Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan

Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician at ParkCity Medical Centre and the Baby & Beyond Child Specialist Clinic. She specialises in diagnosing and treating children with autism, ADHD, ADD, behavioural problems, cerebral palsy and other developmental disorders. Her waiting list is as long as her professional credentials – MBBS HONS (UK), M MED Sc (Leeds, UK), MRCP (UK), MRCPCH.

Hence, we were very fortunate to be able to invite her to a Q&A session with the parents of autistic and special needs children at the Bridges EIP Centre on the 5th of September 2015. Sadly, we could not accommodate more parents for this talk. That’s why we recorded the entire session so that parents who could not make it for the event can benefit as well.

Dr. Rajini covered many topics, so we will not just provide you with the full video of the session. We have also prepared 18 smaller video clips that are specific to certain topics.

 

Shameless Plug

Before we get to the videos, I would like to first highlight and praise the great work done by the Bridges EIP team. Their phenomenal Early Intervention Program (EIP) has greatly helped countless autistic and special needs children. They have even created a new School Age Program (SAP) for autistic and special needs children preparing to join a normal school.

They are a charity-based organisation, dependant not only on monetary contributions but manpower as well. Therefore, please consider :

• donating to Bridges EIP
• becoming a volunteer at Bridges EIP

Any contribution to their efforts will help them reach out to and help more children with special needs. Call them at 03-7722-2473 and do your bit for these children!

 

Autism And Special Needs Q&A Session (Full)

For those who want to view the Autism And Special Needs Q&A session in its entirety, here is the full video. It is about 1 hour and 15 minutes long.

 

Part 1 : Latest Treatments For Autism

 

Part 2 : Does ABA Work?

 

Part 3 : Should A Child Start ABA?

 

Part 4 : Occupational & Speech Therapies

 

Part 5 : iPad & YouTube As Therapy

 

Part 6 : Dealing With Giggling Or Laughing Episodes

 

Part 7 : Don’t Focus On The Number Of Hours Spent On Therapy

 

Part 8 : Do Enrichment Classes Help?

 

Part 9 : Sensory Integration & Sibling Issues

 

Part 10 : More Sibling Issues

 

Part 11 : Handling Inappropriate Behaviour

 

Part 12 : Handling Temper Tantrums

 

Part 13 : Shopping Mall Woes

 

Part 14 : Dealing With Inferiority Complex

 

Part 15 : Dealing With Difficult Behaviour

 

Part 16 : Biomedical, Neurofeedback & Chlorine Dioxide Therapies & Diets

 

Part 17 : Vaccines For Children With Autism And Special Needs

 

Part 18 : Prognosis For Kids With Autism