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NEWSLETTER (QPM/ MNL-01, Vol. II Issue 12) | Foundation Day Special Edition, 10th February 2017
Developmental PediatricianDr. Samir Dalwai (MD, DNB, DCH,FCPS, DNB and LLB) founded NewHorizons Child DevelopmentCentre (NHCDC now NHD) in2003. NHD has developed 5centres and currently houses ateam of more than 60paramedical professionals. NHDprovides multi-disciplinaryservices to more than 300children daily with a ratio of onespecialist to one child in eachintervention session.
New Horizons Health & ResearchFoundation (NHHRF now NHF), isa registered non-profitorganization[Reg.No.U85100MH2012NPL23856; No.DIT(E)/80G/111/N/2014-15],which works in the areas ofhealth, impairment and earlychildhood development. NHFfollows a four-pronged approach:Research, Rehabilitation,Advocacy and Training.
Established in 2014, NewHorizons Institute ofEducation & Research (NHIERnow NHI) is the educationalwing of NHG. In May, 2015,TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIALSCIENCES (TISS), Mumbai andNHF entered a collaborationand offer diploma courses inSpecial Education andRehabilitation Psychology.
New Horizons Educationand Training Solutions(NHETS now NHS) provideshighly specialized solutionsto schools in Mumbai. Ourspecialists are deputed atthe school on a customizedbasis for conductingevaluation, intervention andcounseling for children withacademic, emotional andbehavioural concerns.
Dr. Waheeda Pagarkarstarted the New HorizonsAudiology (NHA) and HearingAid Centre for Adults andChildren in August 2014. In itsfirst year, NHA has seenaround 400 patients, out ofwhich 20 were adults and theremaining 380 were children.35 patients were diagnosedwith hearing loss of varyingtype and degree while 10 wereprescribed with hearing aids.
NHD - Dadar (East)
1st Floor, Jeevak Nursing Home, Sai Kunj, MMSG Marg, Dadar (East), Mumbai - 400 014.
Tel: 022 65287397 / 022 24144596 / 7506171230
NHD - Bhandup (West)
Pawar Public School, Opp. DreamsMall, Off LBS Marg, Bhandup (West),Mumbai - 400 078.
Tel: 022 21663024 / 9769669332
NHD and NHAGoregaon (West)
2nd Floor,Techniplex II, Techniplex Complex,Veer Savarkar Flyover, Goregaon (West),Mumbai - 400 062.
Tel: 022 60600650 / 7506171240
NHD - Goregaon (East)
Ground Floor, Saira Mansion,Pahadi School Road 2, Goregaon (East),Mumbai - 400 063.
Tel: 022 65711586
NHD - Santa Cruz (West)
Shop No. 47, 1st Floor, Hi-Life Mall, Opp. Santa Cruz Station, Santa Cruz (West), Mumbai - 400 054.
Tel: 022 26465649 / 9819224415
[email protected]/newhorizonscdc
New Horizons Group - www.enablemychild.org
THE MOST POWERFUL LEADERSHIP TOOL IS YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXAMPLE – BY JIMMY B. GARDA, GENERAL MANAGER, NEW HORIZONS GROUP
In the last five decades, after attaining adulthood, whenever and wherever I met people who made a big or even a small but significant difference, I found them to be Creative Leaders, with the two most requisite attributes of Dream and Determination. Such leaders, I found, do useful work with a determination to consistently chase their dreams. One such person whom I had met some years ago is a dazzling individual and a Developmental Pediatrician by profession, Dr. Samir H. Dalwai, with the invincible idea that, "Every Child Can Do Better", and on an infinite mission with his team of 105 associates to “enable but never ever label" children who consult him for Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorders and other neurodevelopmental concerns. I found in Dr. Samir Dalwai an infinite capacity to stay on-course with Determination and Purpose to focus on the inclusion of ALL children. Along the way, we all tend to get distracted when things appear desolate and bleak. But the gentleman doctor under discussion always hopes to see a fresh seed sprout magically - changing the landscape of Developmental Pediatrics in India. Let's all come out in full strength to support the noble mission of a visionary Indian doctor.
Dr. Samir Dalwai - Founder Director, New Horizons Group
NEW HORIZONS HEALTH AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION (NHF): HIGHLIGHTS OF 2016 - BY DR. AMEYA BONDRE
NEW HORIZONS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NHI): SOWING THE SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE – BY NITA MEHTA
NEW HORIZONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING SOLUTIONS (NHS): MAKING A DIFFERENCE – BY LOPAMUDRA DUTTA
NEW HORIZONS AUDIOLOGY CENTRE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN (NHA): HEARING LOUD AND CLEAR – BY MS. YASHA SHETTY
WE THE PARENTS: PARENT TESTIMONIALS
A WORLD FULL OF SMILES – BY PADMAJA TRIPATHY, TEAM DADAR
SNAPSHOTS FROM 2016
YES, WE CARE! – BY DEEPTI KANDE-MODAK, IN-CHARGE, NEW HORIZONS HEALTH AND RESEACRH FOUNDATION (NHF)
Mr. Anant Talaulicar, Vice President & Managing Director – Cummins India ABO and Chairman & Managing Director - Cummins India Limited is a trustee of New Horizons Group and has been a mentor and supporter of New Horizons for many years. Cummins, Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United States, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 6,000 dealers.
Despite his busy schedule and travels across the globe, every quarter Mr. Talaulicar presides over the Board Meeting and guides NH strategy and management techniques to help improve the services at NH and empower the New Horizons Developmental Program (NHDP) and NH team from a values perspective. He has been instrumental in formulating the 6 values of NH, namely Care, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership, Consistency and Excellence. His validation of the NHDP and conviction in our philosophy, “Every Child Can Do Better!” is reflected in many of his initiatives such as personally inviting corporate leaders to participate in the Dissemination Program of NH's first and largest research data release event in 2014, financially supporting the Five Point Checklist Study in 2015 and providing Cummins’ Corporate Social Responsibility team's expert guidance on various aspects of NH processes and systems. Thanking Mr. Anant Talaulicar for his valued participation in the journey of NH will not be enough to express our gratitude to a person of his stature. We are blessed to have him as our mentor and guide in our mission of enabling children.
I N T E G R I T YE X C E L L E N C E
T E A M W O R KO W N E R S H I P
C O N S I S T E N C Y
Ms. Sandhya Kulkarni Felicitating Mr. Anant Talaulicar
Mr. Anant Talaulicar Mr. Anant Talaulicar After a Board Meeting at the Goregaon (West) Centre
MILESTONES 2016 – COMPILED BY NITA MEHTA
1. New Horizons Group (NHG) conducted two successful pre-conference workshops during the National Conference of Developmental Pediatrics, NCDP-EMBICON, 2016 on ‘Interventions in Autism’ and ‘Pediatric Audiology and Speech Disorders’ in October, 2016. Fourteen abstracts from New Horizons Health and Research Foundation (NHF) were accepted for paper and poster presentations at the conference, out of which three were prize-winners.
2. Six research papers from NHF were accepted and 5 published in peer-reviewed national and international journals including Indian Paediatrics.
3. NHF conducted 34 sessions of Journal Club and Clinical Case Presentations under the guidance of mentor and teacher, Dr. Rashid Merchant.
4. New Horizons Audiology Centre (NHA) conducted two free Hearing Screening and free Hearing Aids Distribution Camps in 2016.
5. New Horizons Education and Training Solutions (NHS) added a new partner school in their School Based Intervention Programs from the academic year 2016-2017.
6. NHS conducted a very successful ‘Activity Camp’ for students of Goregaon English School, in December, 2016.
7. NHG organized the 1st Annual Conference in collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, in January, 2017.
8. New Horizons Institute of Education and Research (NHI) started with the third batch of Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education in its second year of collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. NHI started with the sixth batch of the autonomous Certificate in Special Education program.
9. Unlimited India has funded NHF all through last year for its training program in NHI with an additional Tata Fellowship we received to widen our reach through training.
10. Our First Pediatric Fellow, Dr. Elyska DeSa successfully completed her Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics in May 2016 at New Horizons under the mentorship of Dr. Samir Dalwai.
Dr. Elyska DeSa Receiving her Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics from Dr. Samir Dalwai
Graduation of the students of PGDSE 2015-16, first collaborative year with TISS, Mumbai
Team New Horizons at the 1st Annual Conference in collaboration with TISS, Mumbai
Team New Horizons with Teachers and Mentors - Dr. Y. K. Amdekar and Dr. Catherine McClain (second from left) at NCDP EMBICON 2016
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Sandhya Kulkarni Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar Jimmy B. Garda Deepti Kanade-Modak Sohini Chatterjee Nita Mehta
Bhavya Gour Chandrakar Dr. Nayana Shirke Lopamudra Dutta Mayuri Ghodke Akshata Ghanekar Heta Raja
Inez D’souza Meghashree Vartak Renji Verghese Santosh Savak Yogesh Bansode Mahesh Valanju
NEW HORIZONS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (NHD): THE GRASSROOTS ARMY – BY ALAKNANDA SENGUPTA
Team Goregaon (East) led by Bhavya Gour Chandrakar and Madhuri Karanth
Team Santa Cruz led by Tressy Renji
Team Bhandup led by Dipti Khopkar
Team Dadar led by Zeenal Shah and Falguni Makwana
In 2003, Dr. Samir Dalwai started New Horizons Child Development Centre (NHD) in his modest clinic with one specialist, one child and one dream – “Every Child Can Do Better!” The Goregaon (East) centre was started in 2005, followed by the Santa Cruz centre in 2007, the Bhandup centre in 2008, the Dadar centre in 2013 and the Goregaon (West) centre in 2014. An individualized multi-disciplinary, time-based, documented intervention program called the New Horizons Developmental Program (NHDP) based on the accumulated experience and research of fourteen years and thousands of children is
delivered to children according to guidelines and protocols standardized across all five centres. This original, pioneering program includes mandatory parental engagement sessions on a monthly basis. Each child is re-evaluated in the sixth month of his or her intervention program, the functional goals are reviewed and the next program is started. Every week 35-40 evaluation and re-evaluation report sets are drafted by the clinical team and reviewed by a panel of clinical auditors. Each centre has a multi-disciplinary team working cohesively, with the single, collective goal of bringing a positive change in every child.
Team Goregaon (West) led by Anam Shaikh and Kern Rebello
1. Acceptance of 14 abstracts at the National Conference of Developmental Pediatrics, NCDP-EMBICON 2016. Two prizes in paper presentations and one in poster presentations.
2. Presentations at NHI-TISS conference on SLD and the co-relation between nutrition and cognitive development.
3. Workshops and lectures at Marble Arch and Bombay Scottish schools on developmental milestones and common medical illnesses and behaviour concerns in children.
4. Our first Pediatric Fellow, Dr. Elyska DeSa successfully completing her Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics in May 2016 at New Horizons under the mentorship of Dr. Samir Dalwai. Three Pediatric Fellows, Dr. Megha Jakhotia (MBBS, DNB Pediatrics), Dr. Preeti Krishnaswamy (MBBS, DCH) and Dr. Tanvee Priya (MBBS, DCH) joining us in, arguably, the most intensive clinical and research Fellowship in Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics in India, two of them under the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
5. Poster Presentation highlighting the subject of Borderline IQ in Sophia College, Mumbai.
6. Thirty-four Journal Clubs and Clinical Case Presentations with critical review. 13 case studies drafted to compile in a book plus 5 chapters drafted, on clinical approaches to developmental concerns. Heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Rashid Merchant for making the time to grace these meetings with his presence and for sharing his valuable knowledge. It is truly an enriching experience for team-members.
Spruha Prabhumatkari, Chanda Dupte, Vanessa Fernandes, Maria Pinto, Sanjana Nair, Rasika Palekar, Apurva Gaikwad, Geetha Premkumar, Smita Kerkar, Leeza Singh, Jemima Jacob, Marina Shaju, Paullomi Shah, Mansi Walimbe, Trupti Patil, Alina Tulsiani, Niru Solanki and Hansa Sarvaya.
Sana Shaikh, Madhumitha Chandrasekaran, Margika Kadam, Pallavi Deorukhkar, Gausiya Ansari, Sabani Sarkar, Jemima Jacob, Paullomi Shah, Alaknanda Sengupta, Vishesh Sherke and Kruti Mehta.
Deepali Sawant, Pratibha Malshetty, Kruti Chheda, Ujwala Patil, Foram Vora, Rachana Gupte, Lavkesh Pal, Bhavika Parekh, Rizwana Begum, Antima Jain and Shubhangi Pawar.
Sanjana Hedulkar, Namrata Solanki, Gausiya Ansari, Tarun Jethwani, Gitanjali Pillai, Suchismita Kadam, Margika Kadam, Padmaja Tripathy, Gwendeleena Fernandes, Ujwala Patil, Pratibha Arekar, Shruti Baua, Devangee Mehta, Radha Joshi, Parsies Shah and Sushila Balid.
Shruti Keluskar, Nelofer Naik, Gitanjali Pillai, Suchismita Kadam, Ashmi Shah, Pallavi Deorukhkar, Aryasmita Mohapatra, Jasmine Jagtap, Anjali Deka, Yasha Shetty and Purvi Khandhar.
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Deepti Kanade-ModakDania SiddiquiDiksha GajriaSohini Chatterjee
Chetna Duggal Sohini ChatterjeeDania SiddiquiAmeya P. BondreAnkitaThotamDeepti Kanade ModakSamir H. Dalwai
Samir H. Dalwai Ameya P. Bondre Sajeda AnsariDania SiddiquiDiksha Gajria
Deepti Kanade-ModakAmeya P. BondreDiksha Gajria
Elyska DeSaDeepti Kanade ModakAmeya Bondre
Sohini Chatterjee, Deepti Kanade Modak, Sandhya Kulkarni, Nita Mehta, Sajeda Ansari, Diksha Gajria, Ameya Bondre
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Qualitative Analysis of Counseling Approaches for Caregivers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Cognitive, Behavioural and Emotional Co-morbidities in Children with Hearing Impairment in India
Effect of a multidisciplinaryintervention on clinical outcomes in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, in MumbaiAnalysis of tools for diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Indian context
Improvement in Neurocognitive Manifestations with Short-term Multidisciplinary Intervention in DiGeorge Syndrome
Relationship between attitudes toward disability and stress in parents of children with disabilities, in Mumbai
January 2016
March 2016
April 2016(accepted, in press)
July 2016
September 2016
November2016
International Journal of Indian Psychiatry
Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Rehabilitation
Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development
Academic Journal of Paediatrics and Neonatology
Indian Paediatrics
Department of Psychology, ANU, Andhra Pradesh
Samir Dalwai
Waheeda Pagarkar
Deepti Kanade Modak
Samir Dalwai
Samir Dalwai
Samir Dalwai
7. Six research papers accepted and 5 published in peer-reviewed national and international journals including Indian Paediatrics.
8. National Guidelines on ASD, ADHD, SLD and Newborn Hearing Screening submitted and under review by Indian Paediatrics journal. No country in Asia has drafted such guidelines yet.
9. An enlightening talk by Dr. Thomas Idiculla (Psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School) and potential collaboration between New Horizons and HMS to use the e-basis tool to evaluate mental health concerns in teenagers.
10. We have coded data for 1,738 children who reported to us from 2013-2015, to review their evaluation data and progress after intervention. This 'outcome analysis' paper is unique, in terms of its sample size with its core research question, in Indian paediatrics literature. We have also drafted a paper on children with hearing impairment, coding NHA data of over 300 children who reported for hearing evaluation, from September 2014 to December 2015. All interns and NHF staff who coded outcome analysis and audiology department's data for outcome analysis, epidemiology and VRA papers, have put in tremendous unparalleled efforts. They include:
Alan, Natasha, Shreya, Ishanika, Tamara, Shivani, Dhwani, Niti, Anjali, Akanksha, Mohita, Rida, Pallavi, Priyal and New Horizons team members: Diksha Gajria, Sajeda Ansari, Dr. Ameya Bondre, Dr. Preeti Krishnaswamy, Dr. Tanvee Priya and Dr. Megha Jakhotia.
11. Unlimited India has funded NHF all through last year for its training program in NHI. Through Unlimited India, NHF has got selected for the TATA pro engage program which will help us in training professionals all across India.
Team NHF: Deepti Kanade-Modak, Dr. Ameya Bondre, Sajeda Ansari and Diksha Gajria. Fellows in Developmental Pediatrics: Dr. Elyska DeSa, Dr. Megha Jakhotia, Dr. Preeti Krishnaswamy and Dr. Tanvee Priya. Interns: Mohita Munot and Rida Sheikh.
Team NHF: Deepti Kanade-Modak, Dr. Ameya Bondre, Sajeda Ansari and Diksha Gajria. Fellows in Developmental Pediatrics: Dr. Elyska DeSa, Dr. Megha Jakhotia, Dr. Preeti Krishnaswamy and Dr. Tanvee Priya. Interns: Mohita Munot and Rida Sheikh.
New Horizons Institute of Education and Research (NHI) completed 2 years in offering clinical and practice based programs in the field of Special Education in 2016. NHI conducted its second Teacher Development Program with teachers of Goregaon English School, Mumbai, as part of its continued training module to create awareness about neuro-developmental concerns in school-going children. In its second year of collaboration with Tata Institute of Social Sciences, TISS-NHI’s one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education (PGDSE) received 16 enrolments. The first batch of 13 students of PGDSE in collaboration with TISS were conferred their PG Diplomas in December, 2016. The autonomous Certificate in Special Education Program (6 months) completed five batches and entered its sixth batch with 14 students in January, 2017.
‘Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder’, a monthly Online Program conducted for Team New
Team NHI: Sandhya Kulkarni, Nita Mehta, Dikshita Choudhury, Alaknanda Sengupta, Aparna Chavan and Roshani Dingarkar.Visiting Faculty: Dr. Sujata Sriram, Dr. Rajani Konantambigi and Dr. Chetna Duggal from The School of Human Ecology, Tata Institution of Social Sciences. Deepti Kanade-Modak, Sohini Chatterjee, Dr. Ameya Bondre, Dr. Bansari Bhoite, Dr. Roshani Desai, Dr. Tanvee Priya, Dr. Bhavya Gour, Lopamudra Dutta, Zeenal Shah, Marina Shaju and Trupti Mondkar from New Horizons.
Horizons, by Center for Development and Disability, University of New Mexico, USA, was concluded and participating team members were conferred with certificates by Dr. Catherine McClain, Professor Emeritus, UNM, USA. NHG and mentors at UNM, USA are now planning curriculum modules for the next online program, especially customized for Team New Horizons.
The 1st Annual Conference of NHI, in collaboration with TISS was organized on 15th January, 2017 on the topic of ‘Child Development and Neuro-developmental Disorders: A Rational Approach’. Sincere thanks to Dr. Samir Dalwai, Ms. Sandhya Kulkarni, Mr. Jimmy B. Garda, Ms. Deepti-Kanade Modak and Ms. Sohini Chatterjee for their guidance, expertise and support. Sincere thanks to all team members for making the 1st Annual Conference a successful event!
New Horizons Group is proud and happy that five of our graduates, Ms. Tressy Renji, Ms. Sabani Sarkar, Ms. Jemima Jacob, Ms. Nirzari Pathak and Ms.
Pratibha Arekar are currently working at New Horizons, completing a full circle, giving their knowledge back to children and living the New Horizons philosophy, Every Child Can Do Better!
The year-on-year increase in the number of keen members joining NHI’s programs is a sign of the community’s confidence in the clinically strong programs offered by NHI, as envisioned by Dr. Samir Dalwai, Founder Director, New Horizons Group. Led by an experienced academician, Ms. Sandhya Kulkarni, Associate Director, NHG and Chairman, NHI, all the NHI faculty members, being practitioners in their fields, truly teach from their hearts and not from books!
New Horizons Education and Training Solutions (NHS) since its inception in 2009 has evolved, expanded and grown to meet the 21st century’s ever-changing needs and demands seen in schools. Deeply rooted in NHG’s core values, each member of Team NHS is committed to ‘Enable’ rather than ‘Label’ children because ‘Every Child Can Do Better!’
Year 2016 saw NHS add another school under their care. Under the leadership and guidance of Dr. Samir Dalwai, our School Based Intervention Program has its services in schools in Mumbai to look after children’s emotional health and development of academic skills. NHS began a new effective Remedial Education Model for schools to meet the needs of the varied learning profiles of children in schools. Team NHS successfully conducted numerous enrichment workshops in schools in Mumbai and in neighbouring states. A special program, the Classroom Observation Consultancy Program was initiated. An NHS team member observed a child in a natural school setting and provided immediate solutions to schools.
NHS conducted an Activity Week that reached out to children from a disadvantaged socio-economic environment. Focused on developing academic skills in reading, comprehension, Math and writing, NHS was able to impart knowledge to this population through fun filled activities.
Team NHS: Sohini Chatterjee, Dr. Nayana Shirke, Lopamudra Dutta, Pritha Saha, Nirzari Pathak and Vipra Trivedi.
New Horizons Audiology Centre (NHA) completed 2 successful years in August, 2016. In this term, NHA provided services to more than 1000 children and adults together under the experienced leadership of Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar, Consultant in Audiovestibular Medicine, UK.
An article was published by Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar with her multi-disciplinary team on links between impaired hearing and attention problems and ‘Why Hearing Screening is Important’ in the Hindustan Times, Mumbai, dated May 04, 2016.
This year New Horizons Audiology Centre aimed to raise awareness about hearing screening and make it accessible to all age groups. Our first Hearing Screening Camp arranged in July, 2016 was successful in reaching out to people working in corporate settings and resolve their hearing concerns. Second successful Hearing Screening Camp was organized during the World Disability Awareness Week on 3rd December, 2016, where free hearing screening and hearing aids were provided to children, adults and geriatric group. All candidates underwent full diagnostic test and were provided with best hearing aids. Candidates were called for follow-ups where the candidates gave overwhelmingly positive response with the use of hearing aids.
At the National Conference of Developmental Pediatrics, NCDP-EMBICON, 2016, NHA conducted a pre-conference workshop on ‘Pediatric Audiology and Speech Disorders’ in October, 2016. The speakers were Dr. Milind Kirtane, Dr. Abraham Paul, Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar, Dr. Samir Dalwai, Sohini Chatterjee and Yasha Shetty. The workshop ended with a tour to the audiological evaluation room and a hands-on training on hearing evaluation equipment.
NHA shared its learning with the students of TISS-NHI’s ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education’ for better understanding of children with hearing impairment. A demonstration class was conducted to orient them about hearing assessments equipment by our Audiologist.
NHA’s Facebook page also raised awareness on public platforms through the ‘Hear Me Out’ FAQ series where relevant questions by parents were answered along with emphasis on why Hearing Screening in the early days of life is important. Information was also shared through videos and print information which can be viewed by all on NHA’s public platforms.
Team NHA looks forward to continuing this journey in the coming years and providing service to as many children and adults as possible to “Hear Well and Speak Well”.
Lisa Corricello-McDowell, parent of Liam McDowell, Goregaon (East) Centre:I recently spoke with Dr. Samir about how wonderful Liam is doing, and wanted to update you all. Without your hard work and support, I truly believe my son would have languished or become worse.
He is now fully included in a public school here in Oregon, USA, with his peers. He receives pull-out support in his academics. Next year, he will be receiving his academics with his peers with the support of a small group and assistant. He will be pulled out for extra support. He has reached all his academic goals and is at grade level in all areas, with the exception of fine motor writing. He will enter the 4th grade next year.
He participates in extracurricular activities: swimming, Tae Kwon Do, and gymnastics. He loves Legos, dinosaurs, the Pink Panther, and of course, his hero, Indiana Jones. He wants to be an archaeologist some day. This week he is in an intensive Lego Robotics camp with peers his own age. He no longer cries himself to sleep at night, nor has nightmares about incidents of the past. He is happy and talks about wanting to go to college because he believes he is a "smart boy, and that's what smart people do".
Words cannot express how grateful I am to have found you all and for what you did for my son. I do believe your work saved a little boy. Bless you and thank you!
Parent of Aanika Bagaria, Goregaon (West) Centre: After coming to New Horizons, I can say that my daughter is in the right hands. This is my 3rd
month and I can see a lot of improvement in my daughter. I came here with academic concerns. She could not write answers properly and her handwriting was not legible. She faced problems with sentence formation and her level of confidence was very low. I am grateful to all the therapists who are taking my daughter’s sessions. They are all very friendly and supportive. With their therapies and the time and effort that they have put in, I see a lot of improvement in Aanika. Her class teacher reported that Aanika attempted 95% of the question paper within the given time frame with very few spelling mistakes, and in good handwriting. I will definitely recommend New Horizons Child Development Centre to my friends and other parents.
Divvya Hariharan, parent of Vihaan Naganathan, Santa Cruz Centre: Vihaan was brought in for evaluation at 13 months of age. Being a premature baby, Vihaan had milestones to achieve which he was lagging behind on, mainly his gross motor skills, as well as fine motor skills. The therapists at the Santa Cruz branch have been absolutely wonderful in shaping Vihaan up. They have been patient and persistent with him through his sessions to achieve his quarterly/ half yearly goals set. Vihaan enjoys coming to the centre. His sessions have been designed in a fun manner keeping the objective in mind. He loves his therapists. We see tremendous progress in Vihaan's development. The centre is very proactive with communication with parents on various aspects of the child and are available at all times in case of any queries. We as parents are very thankful to the centre for handling our child with affection and helping us out with our child's development.
Jyotsna Sonawane, parent of Aryaman Sonawane, Bhandup Centre: We came to New Horizons Child Development Centre in January, 2015 when Aryaman was 3 years old with no speech. After visiting many other places, we came here and met Dr. Samir Dalwai. NHD’s approach is very good. Plus point was many different therapists treated Aryaman, helping him develop his communication skills. Counseling for parents is very useful as we cannot talk about everything in 45 minutes. So, we can clear our doubts in this counseling session. If we want 100% result in our children, Counseling is important to work on child’s behavior. Medications are handled by Dr. Dalwai regularly which is beneficial. Important message which I want to give from my experience at NHD is to keep patience. All children are normal. But sometimes slow. Also, take your child out, engage them in Group Therapy, as they say.
Saroj Soni, mother of Aradhya Soni, Dadar Centre: First of all I would like to start with a ton of thanks to Dr. Samir Dalwai and his team. Especially Zeenal Ma’am, Falguni Ma’am, Sanjana Ma’am, Devangee Ma’am, Shruti Ma’am, Radha Ma’am and not to forget Shradhha Ma’am and Bhumi Ma’am. Because of the team effort I as a mother of a son who had many problems, which I did not know how to tackle, dealt with it. The process took time but was worth it. And I am completely satisfied with things that my kid is doing and hope that in the future also, he will benefit from it. Dr. Samir’s treatment is really miraculous and I will really be obliged all of my life for the things that he has done for us.
The day I joined New Horizons was a turning point in my life. To be with children and to help
them grow has always been my deepest desire and I could not have asked for a better platform
than New Horizons. This poem is my way of expressing my heartfelt gratitude towards God for
giving me this opportunity and to everybody at New Horizons for working towards the
improvement of each and every child. This poem is for all those little angels whom I get to meet
every day. Today, I can proudly say that, “I am happy that I have taken the road less travelled by,
and that has made all the difference!!”
While walking along the lanes of life, I came across a world full of smiles.
The world was different and the world was new, and my interest to explore it gradually grew.
So, I started my journey in the unknown, but, in this journey I was not alone.
I went ahead along with other travelers; they were equally excited as I was,
on seeing the view which was spectacular.
I looked here and I looked there, I was thrilled and I was amazed to find that this world was devoid of despair!
I could see there was love and there was care, and it actually moved me to tears.
Then one by one, I came across different angels and I wondered if I was part of a fable!
The angels were graceful and they were innocent, they welcomed me with open arms and hearts,
and finally all my inhibitions were torn apart.
The angels took me to show me their lives and I constantly kept wondering what it would be like.
They viewed life from a different perspective and their emotions for others were neither fake nor deceptive.
I wish I could be like them, so pure and so genuine, like dew drops which sparkle in bright sunshine.
I never want this journey to get over and I want to move on with them forever!
Students of PGDSE 2015-16 Performing a Play During World Autism Month April
2016 at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital
Dr. Samir Dalwai Conducting a Workshop on Parenting at Marble Arch School, Mumbai
New Horizons' Day Out 2016
Cake-cutting on Foundation Day 2016
Deepali Dhavan, Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar, Yasha Shetty and Sandhya Kulkarni
Free Hearing Screening and Hearing Aid Distribution
Camp by NHA
Hearing Screeing by Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar
Padmashree Dr. Milind Kirtane (Centre)during the inauguration of NHA with
Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar (R) and Dr. Samir Dalwai (L)
New Horizons Audiology Centre
Activity Week with children during winter breakTeam NHS
Students of PGDSE 2016-17 conduct a Role Play about Penguins
Students at Work - PGDSE Batch 2015-16
Dr. Samir Dalwai and Ms. Sandhya Kulkarni during
PGDSE 2016-17 Orientation Program
Students of PGDSE 2016-17 conducting a Lesson on 'Parts of the body'
Dr. Thomas Idiculla, Psychiatrist from Harvard Medical School (second from right) shared his learning on emotional
well-being with Team New Horizons
Teacher-Mentor Dr. Y. K. Amdekar (Centre) with(L-R) Dr. Megha Jakhotia, Dr. Preeti Krishnaswamy
and Dr. Tanvee Priya at NCDP EMBICON 2016
(L-R) Anam Shaikh, Sohini Chatterjee, Dr. Ameya Bondre, Gitanjali Pillai and Diksha Gajria at NCDP EMBICON, 2016
(L-R) Dr. Bansari Bhoite and Ms. Malika Kabra Rathi, co-authors and winners of poster presentation at
NCDP-EMBICON, 2016
Initial Days at Goregaon (West) Centre - 2014
Thank You Santa Claus!Team DadarTeam Dadar on Foundation Day 2016
Team Dadar
Parent Orientation Session
Dr. Y.K. Amdekar and Dr. Rajesh Chokhani Visit Bhandup Centre
Team Bhandup
Group Intervention Session
Training Session by HR
Team Bhandup on Foundation Day 2016
Group Session with Parents
Weekly Clinical Meeting
Learning Together is Fun!Educational Intervention Session
Christmas 2016Team Santa Cruz on Foundation
Day 2016Team Santa Cruz
Team Goregaon (East)
A Dream Come True: Meeting Madhuri Dixit!!Christmas 2016
Diwali 2016
Activity for Sensory Integration
Improving Visual-motor and Fine-motor Skills
Ganpati Artwork
Teamwork Illustrated
Talent Show
Christmas 2016 at Dadar
Christmas 2016 Training Session by HR Christmas Fun
Ms. Deepti Kanade-Modak, In-charge, NHF
Mentor Dr. Rashid Merchant and Dr. Samir Dalwai during a Journal Club meeting
Graduation Day for Certificate Batch IV
Learning as a team -School Based
Intervention Programin process
Quick Access Cue chart to make plurals
Enrichment Workshop with Mainstream School TeachersMs. Pritha Saha conducting workshop with children
in Baroda, Gujarat
Dr. Samir Dalwai Conducting a Training Session at a Weekly Clinical Meeting
Diwali 2016New Horizons Little Champ Ankur Patole on Mission Sapne on Colors
Dear Team,
2016 was a year of achievements. Together we enabled hundreds of children and their families through the New Horizons Developmental Program (NHDP). This would not have been possible without the hard work that each of you puts in every day. Each of you has contributed to New Horizons in your own special way. You have believed in the New Horizons philosophy that, “Every Child Can Do Better!” and made it your own. Thank you for your fabulous work! Look forward to working with you for many more years!
Dr. Samir Dalwai
Team NHA: Dr. Waheeda Pagarkar, Dr. Nayana Shirke, Yasha Shetty and Deepali Dhavan.
Dikshita Choudhury (Second from left) being conferred the 'Rising Star' award by Sandhya Kulkarni (Second from right) and HR Team
Mentors from University of New Mexico, USA - (L-R) Dr. Jane McGrath, Dr.
Catherine McClain, Ms. Patricia Osbourn
For exciting Career Opportunities with New Horizons, visit: http://www.enablemychild.org/new-horizons-group/nhg-careers/
