Support Groups
Support Groups have very strongly emerged on the therapeutic scene. In support group meetings, people with disabilities, family friends and well-wishers come together and lend support to each other in overcoming the disability. Here, members share their experiences, feelings, interests and aspirations. Members encourage and motivate each other. The general atmosphere is of warmth. support and acceptance. This facilitating scene foster positive change in the member. They discover that they are not alone and their problems are not unique.
Empowerment of the person with disability being the ultimate goal.
Most important message is "Their problems can be overcome!" and "Self help is the best help"
Following are the Support Groups where members can come together
Mental
Retardation
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Damodar Tilak Phone No (R) :
9520-25863619, 9822045938
PODS
: Parents of Down's Syndrome Phone No :28401149
Parivaar National Federation of Parent Association for
Persons with MR, Autism And CP
Dr. H T Dholakia
503, 'Silver Palm', St./ Francis Road,
Near Milan Subway, Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056.
Phone : (22) 2613-4124
RAC - Recreational Activity Club (AWMH)
Every Sat. 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at Happy Hours School, Bandra
Every Sat. 4 pm to 6 pm at Peddar Road, Mumbai
Contact Mr. Dhanraj Kotak Phone : 446 - 2668
Sweekar, Nagpur
Association of parents of mentally challenged,Autistic, C.P. and M.D. children.
Address - 9, Kasturba Bhavan, 349/2,
Bajaj Nagar, Nagpur-440010
Telephone - 0712-2225766
Website - www.sweekarnagpur.org
E-mail- sweekarnagpur@yahoo.in
Office hours :- 11.00am to 3.00pm
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| Cerebral
Palsy |
Spastics
Society of India
National Resource Centre for Inclusion, K.C. Marg,
Bandra Reclamation, Bandra (W), Mumbai - 400050
Phone : 644-3666/ 88
WebSite : www.nrcissi.org
ADAPT - Able Disabled All People Together
Address same as above |
Sensory
Handicaps
Hearing Impairment
Visual Impairment |
All
Schools have parents teacher meeting and problems are
discussed.
Smita Abhyankar
Phone : (R) 614-2774
Utkarsh Mandal School
Phone : 615-3008
Asha Thatte
Phone : (R) 446-2698/ 444-8215
Vibha Dhabe
Phone : 422-2741
Vishakha Mehta
Phone : 841-4372 |
Autism |
Forum for
Autism
Bina
Modak
Phone No (R) : 414-5221 |
| Learning Disability |
ChildReach .... more details
Reena Navalkar
Phone No : (R) 9520-26659816
PACE .... more details
Phone No : 641-4171
Maharashtra Dyslexia Association
Phone : 556-5754
Alpha to Omega Learning Centre
12, Gajapathi Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 10
Phone : 641 - 2763 |
| Epilepsy |
E-Cell Epilepsy Information Centre
J.S. Municipal School, Nana Chowk,
Grant Road (W) Mumbai - 400007
Phone : 6505-7751
Click here for more information
Kavita Shanbhag
Phone No : (R) 2437-7457
Carol D'Souza
Phone : (R) 2651-1328
See E-Cell
Presentation
Ketogenic Diet Support Group
Sunil & Varsha Pai
Phone : 2616-0800
Dr. Janak
Nathan
Phone : 2422-1954 |
| Juvenile
Diabetes |
Juvenile Diabetes
Foundation
Phone : (Clinic) 635-2752
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| Spina Bifida |
www.spinabifidaclinic.in
hkmodi@hotmail.com
ividmello_123@rediffmail.com |
| Muscular Dystrophy |
Dr. Khadilkar - Bombay
Hospital
Phone : 209-0227/ 206-7676 Extn : 359
Sharayu Ghadi's
Phone : (R) 022-23053589, 09892455007
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