Tamil Nadu: SRM Hospital gets Autism Centre of Excellence
Kattankulathur: A new facility for children with autism was commissioned by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology. The Autism Centre of Excellence (ACE) was recently inaugurated by Founder Chancellor of SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Dr. TR Paarivendhar, at SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre (SRM MCH&RC), Kattankulathur.
This center offers children with autism all necessary services under one roof. This center is also first-of-its-kind in an Indian medical college hospital. The center has been set up by SRM College of Occupational Therapy.
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SRMIST's Pro-Chancellor (Academics) Dr. P. Sathyanaryanan, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Medical & Health Sciences) Dr. Lt. Col. A. Ravikumar, Dean (Medical) Dr. A. Sundaram, Dean (College of Occupational Therapy) Dr. U. Ganapathy Sankar were also present on the launch event, reports the Free Press Journal.
The mission of this center is to provide all the essential services, such as occupational therapy, speech therapy, special education, and clinical psychology, in one place with a well-trained professional strong emphasis on integrating them into regular classrooms and enabling them to live independently in the community.
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