Success Stories

Name: Anirudh
Date of Birth: 20/09/2019
Gender: Male
Mother: Bhagyashree
Father: Prabhu
Family Type: Joint Family
Disability: Speech Delay
Address: Kumar Chincholi, Humnabad Taluk

Family Background: Anirudh is 6 years old. His father is a Gram Panchayat member and mother is a homemaker. He has one elder sister.

Birth History: The child did not cry at birth, and the mother was not given proper procedures.

Before Intervention: He stayed alone and communicated only through gestures.

Identification: Identified through Anganwadi workers.

Assessment Findings:
• One-letter words only
• Difficulty pronouncing two-letter words
• Difficulty pronouncing the letter “R”
• Only soft sounds audible

Recommendations: Daily speech therapy at home, naming daily-use items, social interaction, and playing with peers. Outcome: He now speaks 3- and 4-letter words, plays with friends, responds from a distance, and speaks clearly.