OP No: OP-223 Block: Tenkasi Block Name of the Child: Mathish Gender: Male Date of Birth: 09/08/2014 Father’s Name: Mr.Karuppasamy Mother’s Name: Mrs.Lakshmi Family & Social History: The parents of Mathish are Mr. Karuppasamy and Mrs. Lakshmi from Tenkasi. They are economically very poor and fall below poverty line. He was seen at one our

OP No: OP-508 Block: Melapavoor Block Name of the Child: Siva Selvam Gender: Male Date of Birth: 19/9/2013 Grandmother’s Name: Mrs.Radhika Family & Social History: Siva Selvam was born in a village Pavoorchatram. The child had a history of low birth weight and general developmental delay. His mother had a history of hypertension during pregnancy.

At Age 4, Siva Ram screened positive for delayed development at an Anganwadi centre (pre-school) by one of ASSA’s Community Rehabilitation Workers during a screening camp. ASSA’s specialist team did an initial assessment in his home and they identified him as having an Intellectual and Speech Impairment and recommended that his parents enroll him into

Yuktha was born in a village called Ananthapuram in Tamil Nadu.  Her mother had a prolonged labour and Yuktha didn’t have a birth cry and was underweight.  However, she was discharged from hospital without any developmental follow-up.  At the age of 2, Yuktha was unable to stand unsupported, her legs appeared stiff and she didn’t speak. Her mother was concerned about her