To Maharaj of Hyderabad India

[Guest guest]

(Maharaj, I am reposting this from Monday,25th. I am not

sure if you recieved this, it did not post at the group

website. I added 2 more websites I thought were useful.)

Dear Maharaj,

Welcome to our group! Your message mentioned that your son

will be starting a special speech program. However you are

wanting to know more about good hospitals in your vicinity

of Hyderabad, India. I am not sure what your message is

asking, so I'm thinking you may question if this program

will be right for your child? Know that it is strongly

recommended for children with Apraxia or Speech disorders

to need consistent and frequent therapy sessions.

Do you feel this special program will benefit your son's

needs with intensive therapy? To read more about the

importance of intensive therapy, you can find this

information provided for parents at the Cherab Foundation

Website http://www.shopinservice.com/1_1_therapy.com

I would like to give you some of my findings here. I have

searched throughout the internet, surfing for speech and

disability resources and have come up with some contacts

and information for India. Although, I am not sure what

exact contacts are from the southern region of India.

Below I have listed Speech Therapist and Websites from

India and thought you could contact them requesting

referrals in your area. Perhaps these therapist and their

network of specialist, can assist you more with information

that could benefit your son. You may find a connection by

writing to each of these contacts.

I am just a mother, not an expert, who can relate to your

journey. My heart goes out to you, and to any parent who is

on this path looking for answers. I have two son's with

Apraxia and today after years of Speech therapy, they both

are talking well. Therefore I do understand your mission

and wanting God's best for your child. Always know that you

are not alone, we are here for you when needed. You are a

wonderful mother and your son is most fortunate to have you

with him on this quest.

Below are the India resources I have found. Hope this will

help you on your search. If there is anything more we can

do, please write me or the group list. Even if you need a

friend to share your concerns or experiences with. Please

keep us posted about your son.

Best Wishes, Mustafa

Mmustafa@...

Mom to Khalid, Jadd and Danya

Disability India Network

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" Vagdevi Center was established in 1996 by Shantha

Radhakrishna, a speech language pathologist and audiologist

trained in India and USA. The purpose of this center is to

promote integrated education for the communication

impaired. "

Vagdevi Center Projects

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Vagdevi Center Contact Information

Email: Shantha Radhakrishna SLP- shrisha@...

Contact Vagdevi Center at vagdevitrust@...

Phone: +91-80-6720940

(ISHA) India Institute of Speech and Hearing

website: http://www.mysoreonline.com/html/aiish.html

(Found ISHA through this forum)

Group Forum For SLP's and Audiologist

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Sowmya Narayanan Gopalan- (SLP from Chennai, India)

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Website: Speech Guru at http://www.speechguru.org/

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