Cerebral palsy, is a neurodevelopemental disorder, which is caused by any event leading to the damage to brain around the time of birth. The causes can range from nutritional factors, to physical trauma, hypoxia/lack of oxygen flow due to factors such as cord around the neck, birth asphyxia, etc. The impact ranges from mild physical disability to very severe disability along with comorbid mental retardation.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is genetic disorder which causes the muscles in the body to gradually weaken and eventually stop working. It is caused by incorrect or missing genetic information that prevents the body from correctly making the proteins needed to build and maintain healthy muscles. Over time, people with MD lose the ability to walk, sit upright, breathe easily, and move their arms and hands. Hence it is a progressively deteriorating disorder, which leads to death, sometimes ,as early as 20 years of age.

Speech & Hearing impairments can affect anyone, both children and adults. There are many causes for these impairments, whether it’s physical, developmental, or from an illness, and there are many ways to treat them. Hearing impairment is a condition in which you can’t completely receive sounds through your ears. It can fluctuate or be permanent. The amount of loss can vary from being hard of hearing to complete deafness.

Mental Retardation

Mental retardation/Intellectual disability (ID) is a generalized neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by significantly impaired intellectual and adaptive functioning. It is defined by an IQ score below 70 in addition to deficits inability to perform activities of daily routine.

Brain damage sustained due to trauma can be very devastating, leading to physical disability, loss of function, amnesia, loss of cognitive function and understanding. This often leaves a permanent disability and renders a person completely dependent on his caretaker for all activities.

Brain Stroke or Cerebrovascular accident is the most devastating condition of brain. Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the world. It causes permanent damage of the brain functions which might result in inability to move limbs, vision problem, speech problems, altered sensations or cognitive impairments. Stroke can be of two types, Ischemic or Hemorrhagic.

Ataxia