Name: Jeevan
Date of Birth: 12/09/2019
Gender: Male
Mother: Kaveri
Father: Raju
Family Type: Joint Family
Disability Details: Speech problem and social behavior difficulty
Type of Disability: Intellectual disability
Village: GhatBorala, Humnabad Taluk, Bidar District
Identification Date: 02/06/2023

Family Background:
Both parents are laborers. The child has a younger brother. The family is extremely poor.

Birth History:
The child did not cry at birth and was hospitalized for one month.

Before Intervention:
Child had difficulty walking, standing, and speaking.

How Identified:
Through Anganwadi worker.

Assessment Issues Identified:
Social behavior issues
Speech difficulty
Walking difficulty
Difficulty holding objects
Not recognizing unfamiliar persons

Family Background:
Both the father and mother are daily-wage laborers. The child has a younger brother. Their family is in severe financial poverty.

Birth History:
When the child was born, he did not cry and had to be admitted to the hospital for one month.

Before Intervention:
The child had difficulties with walking, standing up, and speaking.

How We Identified the Child:
The child was identified through the Anganwadi worker.

Through assessment, it was understood that the child had difficulties in the following areas: – Social behavior
– Speech difficulties
– Walking challenges
– Difficulty holding objects in the hands
– Not recognizing people other than family members

Recommendation:
The child was assessed and the parents were advised to take him to the hospital for further evaluation, including an MRI scan.

Work Done / Interventions:
We visited the child's home every week and also met them at the sub-centers to teach walking-related activities. We taught color identification and conducted activities like blowing powder placed on the palm to strengthen oral-motor skills.

Medical Intervention:
(Information not provided in the text)

Outcome:
After all these interventions, significant improvements were observed in the child's development: – Improvement in walking activities – Speaking simple words – Recognizing people other than family members – Drinking water independently – Mixing and playing with other children

After Intervention:
Some level of positive change has been observed in the child.