‘Inspiration Centre’ is a special school for children/ adults aged 1-45 years with all levels of intellectual disability. We aim to provide a secure and supporting environment where pupils become as independent as possible through a wide and varied range of learning activities. Our special educational services start with the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the child. Based on it, an individualized educational plan is prepared. Throughput the special educational curriculum, students are encouraged to have an understanding of themselves and the world around them, enabling them to become self-confident young people and to develop skills in a setting, which is both structured and caring.

The mentally disabled children, and those with other associated problems have delayed speech and language. They have poor neuro-motor coordination. They tend to have misarticulation, unclear speech, and sentences are often short. In some cases stuttering is also seen along with mental disability. In the centre, these children have undergone tremendous improvement with the help of the speech therapist, along with special educator, counselor and parents.

It is the art & science of directing man’s participation in selected tasks to

• restore, reinforce & enhance performance.
• facilitate learning of those skills & functions essential for adaptation.& productivity.
• diminish/ correct pathology and.
• to promote and maintain health.

In special children of Inspiration Centre, the aim of occupational therapy has been to teach them activities of daily living – self care, feeding, dressing, toileting, communication & mobility, etc.

• to provide sensory integration therapy.
• to provide aid and appliances, if required.
• to teach proper positioning and enhance development of milestones.
• to give gentle stretching to all the joints.
• to provide psychological support to patients.

A lot of stress is given on counseling of parents in our Centre. It is seen that once the parents come out of their negativity, it has a very strong positive effect on the child. The special child is able to improve with training & self-help skills, both in school and home.

‘Inspiration Centre’ has been giving training to assistants derived from the society specially from the low-income group. These assistants have proved to be a tremendous pillar of support to the organization. Most of them are also parents from the low-income group, and after training they are absorbed into a job, when there are vacancies.

‘Inspiration Centre’ provides early intervention services to children with disability since 1995. The professionals work with this group in partnership with parents of children with special needs to help their children develop their knowledge and skills, to reach their potential. Our holistic approach builds upon the strength found in all children and families. Many of our young toddlers have been successfully integrated in the normal school set-up. It has been proven by 20 years of research that early intervention produces immediate and long term benefits for children with disabilities, their families and societies.

We have an advanced vocational unit for mentally disabled and slow learner personnel. We provide vocational training to the students above the age of 16 years and prevocational training to the students between the ages of 13 to 16 years.

• We provide training in various trades, which we decide after doing a complete vocational assessment by a trained expert such as occupational therapist, psychologist, and vocational instructor.
• The trades available with us currently are making of files and folder, envelopes, paper bags, greeting card, painting, stitching, rangoli , decorating candle stand, decorated candles, decorating and painting diyas, block printing on pillow covers, bed sheets, chunis, wall hanging  and various other art and craft items.

We follow ABA (Applied Behaviour Analysis Programme) with our students. Through our behavior modification programme, we help to remove challenging behaviors in children with autism, mental disability and learning disabilities.

Respite Care services were introduced as the need was felt in several families, to leave their wards, in a known caring environment. The children with autism specially resist change, and in various cases the parents would prefer the to leave them in a secure place in case of emergency in the family or otherwise. ‘Inspiration Centre’ is the only one providing such services. There are about 70 students at present whose ages range from 3 years-45 years.