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AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

AUTISM DYNAMIC INTERVENTIONS (ADI)

DEPT. OF PSYCHIATRY, TNMC & BYL NAIR CH. HOSPITAL, MUMBAI

Dr. Malay Dave*, Mr. Saif Bijliwala**

Autism with its core symptoms of poor attention, behavioral deficits, inadequate interaction skills and odd movement patterns demands intensive motor, cognitive and psycho-social intervention.

Thus, dealing with a child along the autistic spectrum, requires a multi-disciplinary team. The process of thereby setting up services to cater to these needs, and setting up an adequately well resourced team, proves to be a challenge. We will discuss issues pertinent to setting up such services for those looking out to expand or initiate facilities, in their existing services.

Among the various interventions for Autism a few of the most effective techniques practiced by occupational therapists have been sensory motor and sensory integration training, cognitive – perceptual training, Verbal Behaviour Analysis and behavior modification. This second half of the talk, illustrated with video clippings from therapy sessions, will highlight these techniques and discuss their relevance to training persons with Autism and related disorders.

*Project Co-ordinator, Autism Dynamic Interventions (ADI), Dept. of Psychiatry, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai

**Psychiatric Occupational Therapist and Honorary Consultant, Autism Dynamic Interventions (ADI), Dept. of Psychiatry, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital, Mumbai

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Curriculum Vitae

Name: Shah Nilesh Bhagwandas

(Surname) (Middle name) (Father’s name)

Date & Place of Birthday: 12th December 1961, Mumbai, India.

Gender: Male

Nationality: Indian

Address: Residence: 171, Sahakar Nivas; 20, Tardeo Road; Mumbai 400 034

Telephone: 2351 39 72 (Res), 9821788658 (Mob), 24011984 (Hosp)

E-mail: drnilshah@hotmail.com

Maharashtra Medical Council Registration Number: 53896

Teaching Experience

From 1.8.86 till today (20 years)

Undergraduate: 2nd and 3rd year Medical students

Postgraduate: DPM, MD & DNB students

Social Work: BSW and MSW students TISS, Nirmala Niketan

Nursing: B.Sc. Nursing students

Recognized Postgraduate Teacher for DPM and MD (Psychiatry) at University of Mumbai & MUHS since 1.8.93 till today

Examiner

DPM – College of Physicians and Surgeons (Parel University)

DPM & MD (Psychiatry) examinations – Gujarat University, South Gujarat University

DPM & MD (Psychiatry) examinations – University of Bombay

DPM & MD (Psychiatry) examinations – Goa University

M.Sc. (Occupation Therapy) – University of Mumbai

DPM & MD (Psychiatry) examinations - Rajkot University

Publications

Have 82 publications in various national and international journals / books etc.

Awards

  • Best Paper Awards of Bombay Psychiatry Society (3 times)
  • President’s Award Indian Psychiatric society (Western Zonal Branch)
  • Shantiniketan Award of Association of Industrial Psychiatry
  • ‘Spirit of Mumbai’ Award for disaster management

Presentations

More than 150 presentations at various conferences, seminars, symposiums etc.

Research Work

Participated in around 15 research projects and drug trials.

  1. Lamotrigine in bipolar mood disorder – (International multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  2. Risperidone in Acute Manic Episode and as maintenance therapy for bipolar mood disorder (International multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  3. Verdenafil in erectile dysfunction (National multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  4. Dothiapine in patients of IBS and Depression (Collaborative trial)
  5. Donepezil in ECT induced cognitive deficit
  6. Musculoskeletal morbidity associated with unmodified ECT
  7. Paroxetine in depression
  8. Reboxetinein depression
  9. Atomoxetine in ADHD
  10. Duloxetine in depression
  11. Prothiaden in Irritable Bowl Syndrome
  12. Sertindol in schizophrenia (International multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  13. Quetiapine in Bipolar Mood Disorder (International multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  14. Risperdal Consta in rapid cycling bipolar mood disorder(International multicentric -ICH/GCP Trial)
  15. Aripiperazole in adolescent schizophrenia (ICH/GCP Multicentric)
  16. Milnacipram in depression

Office Bearers

  • Treasurer - Bombay Psychiatric Society.
  • Executive council member - Bombay Psychiatric Society.
  • Secretary - Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal Branch)
  • Executive council member - Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal Branch)
  • Chairperson CME Committee - Indian Psychiatric Society (Western Zonal ranch)
  • Vice-President and President of Bombay Psychiatric Society
  • Member of Medical Education and Technology -Cell, L.T.M.Medical College.
  • Member of Ethics Committee – L. T. M. Medical College and Hosptial.
  • Member of committee for the sexual harassment in women. (Local & Central)
  • Member of SJRF (Silver Jubilee Research Foundation).

· On the board of directors of Archives of Indian Psychiatric Society.

Other achievements

  • Certificate Course in Computers
  • MS-CIT basic course in computers
  • Course in using the statistical package SPSS
  • Guest editor for Pediatric Clinics of India (2 times)
  • Has passed Marathi exam – 10th standard equivalent

Special Areas of Interest

  • Child Psychiatry
  • Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
  • Electroconvulsive therapy
  • Dementia

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CV of Dr Anuradha Sovani

Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist.

Reader at the Mumbai University Post Graduate Department of Applied Psychology.

M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., University of Mumbai.

Chancellor’s Gold Medallist at Masters’ level. Recipient of various scholarships and awards, including the UGC Research Fellowship, the National Talent Search Scholarship, the Mankar Prize of the University of Mumbai, and recipient of the best research paper award of the Indian Psychological Association, the award for the best paper published in Disabilities and Impairments in 2004 and best book award for Children’s literature awarded by Maharashtra State. Has successfully guided five Doctoral students, five more working towards doctoral degree.

Has authored five Marathi books, four on Child Mental Health, and one on Quality of life, as well as over 50 research papers in national and international journals, and book chapters in National and International publications. Currently writing a book on couple relationships. Consultant to National and State level bodies like National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped Secunderabad, Rehabilitation Council of India and HSC board for syllabus construction, the Maharashtra State Mental Health Authority, and panelist on several competitive examination boards. Regular contributory faculty for SNDT, TISS, MIMH, MDACS, MSACS, ICSSR, etc. among others. Panelist on Thane Police cell for prevention of abuse against women.

Consultant in various research projects, and consultant, founder member and trustee of the Institute for Psychological Health, Thane, a community mental health initiative, where she is research director, new projects, in an honorary capacity. Collaborator in a number of international studies and served as India co-chair, international conference of child and adolescent mental health.

Interest areas include community awareness about mental illness and health, specifically mental health of children and women, working through the print, newspaper columns and audio-visual media, as well as through live community based programs; also, schizophrenia and other severe psychological conditions, neuropsychology and rehabilitation.


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CV of Mr. Saifuddin Bijliwala

Mr. Saifuddin Bijliwala is a Psychiatric Occupational Therapist and Educationist working with children and adults having varied conditions related to Developmental Handicap since last 31years. He is a graduate of Occupational therapy from G.S.Medical College; Mumbai, a post graduate in Psychiatric Occupational Therapy from B.M.Institute of Mental Health; Ahmedabad, India and has a Bachelor’s degree in Education.

Mr. Bijliwala headed the department of Occupational therapy at “The Research Society for the Care Treatment and Training of Children in Need of Special Care” Mumbai, for 23 years. At the Research Society, he was a key member of the interdisciplinary team involved in diagnosis and assessment of various developmental handicapping conditions. He has hands on experience of training clients ages 0-25+ with varied developmental diagnosis He also pioneered early intervention services at this centre and developed a specialized unit for Autism related disorders. He was actively involved in setting up smaller centres in different parts of India. He had been a regular lecturer for graduate level programmes and has conducted workshops and seminars on various topics related to Occupational Therapy and special needs. Besides centre based intervention, the major part of Mr. Saifuddin’s clinical work is done in the home environments of clients

He then worked for 5 years with Sharjah Autism Centre, Sharjah, U.A.E. His forte is Sensori-motor and cognitive- perceptual skills development, Sensory Integration therapy and behaviour management.

At present he runs Jumpstart Therapy Centre for Aashish foundation in Mumbai offering Occupational Therapy services to clients with Intellectual challenges, Cerebral palsy & Autism and related disorders, etc. He educates and trains parents to develop their child’s skill and especially to manage behavioural issues.



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CV of Malay Dipak Dave
 
Age/Sex                                                38 years / male
 
Nationality                                             Indian
 
Residence                                              C-303, Presidential Towers, 
               L B S Marg, Ghatkopar (West), 
               Mumbai 400 086,   India.
 
Telephone                                             Res: 022 25171539               
                                                             Cell: 98212 93616
 
E-mail                                                   malaydave123@rediffmail.com
 
Licensure                               Maharashtra Medical Council
 
Registration Number                              074015
 
 
Qualifications
 
Diplomate of the National Board of Examinations (Psychiatry)
                                                             December 1998
 
MD (Psychological Medicine) January 1997
 
DPM (Psychological Medicine) (College of Physicians and Surgeons)
                                                             October 1996
                                               
MBBS                                                  October 1992
 
 
Institute of undergraduate and postgraduate training 
 
Topiwala National Medical College and B Y L Nair Charitable Hospital,
Mumbai.                                University of Mumbai.
  
Professional experience
 
1. Consulting Psychiatrist in private practice since September 1997.
 
2. Visiting Psychiatrist at The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai since
May 1997.
 
3. Honorary Psychiatrist at Mentally Deficient Children’s Home, Mankhurd,
Mumbai since February 1999.
 
4. Honorary Psychiatrist at HinduSabha Hospital, Ghatkopar [West] since
February 2002.
 
5. Project Director, Psychiatric Clinic and Rehabilitation Center, Sarvodaya Hospital, Mumbai, July 2004 – May 2008.
 
6. Honorary Psychiatrist at Brahman Samaj, Ghatkopar [East], Mumbai since 2005.
 
7. Part-time Consultant Psychiatrist for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan, in Department of Psychiatry, B Y L Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, Dec 2007 – Jun 2008.
 
8. Project Co-ordinator, ADI (Autism Dynamic Interventions), Department of Psychiatry, T N Medical College and B Y L Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai since August 2008.
 
Publications
 
Papers
 
1. Beneficial effects of Yoga lifestyle on reversibility of Ischaemic
Heart Disease: Caring Heart Project of International Board of Yoga. 
J Yogendra, Hansaji J Yogendra, S Ambardekar, R D Lele, S Shetty, M Dave, Naaznin Hussein. Journal of Association of Physicians of India, vol 52, April 2004
 
2. Atypical chest pain – Clinical profile of patients with chest pain and
normal and abnormal angiographic findings: Drs. M Dave, H S Dhavale. Bombay Hospital Journal, vol 43, no. 1, January 2001
 
3. A comparative study of Psychological factors in patients with normal
and abnormal angiographic findings: Drs. M Dave, H S Dhavale. Indian Journal Of Psychiatry, vol 41, no. 4, October 1999
 
4. A clinical study of Prothiaden in depression: Drs. H S Dhavale, C
Pinto, M Sohoni, M Dave, A Joglekar. Indian Journal of Clinical Practice, vol 9,
no. 3, August 1998
 
5. The Klingsor syndrome: Drs. M Dave, J Apte, H S Dhavale, C Pinto.
Letter to the editor, Indian Journal of Psychiatry, vol 39, no. 4, October 1997
 
 
Books and articles
 
1.  “How to reverse Heart Disease: The Yogic Way - Research, Facts
and Programme.” Co-Author. International Board of Yoga. 2004 
 
2. Articles on Menopause, Child abuse and Emotional intelligence in Yoga
and Total health, A publication of the Yoga Institute, Mumbai.
 
 
Papers presented
 
1. Clinical aspects of atypical chest pain: for Shirin Mehtaji award in
September 1997
 
2. The phenomenon of kindling in Schizophrenia: Annual Conference of West
Zone of the Indian Psychiatry Society, Daman, October 1997
 
3. Clinical profile of Risperidone in Indian population: Annual Conference
of West Zone of the Indian Psychiatry Society, Daman, October 1997
 
4. Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in a population visiting the Yoga
Institute: Annual Conference of West Zone of the Indian Psychiatry Society,
Daman, October 1997 (co-author)
 
5. Kindlers v/s Non-kindlers – A study of phenomenology, Stressor and
insight variables in Schizophrenia: Annual National Conference of the Indian
Psychiatry Society, Jaipur, January 1998 (co-author)
 
6. Psychological aspects of chest pain in patients with normal and
abnormal angiographic findings: Annual Conference of West Zone of the Indian
Psychiatry Society, Mumbai, October 1998 (Awarded the best paper prize)
 
7. Psychological aspects of chest pain in patients with normal and
abnormal angiographic findings: Annual National Conference of the Indian
Psychiatry Society, Bhubaneshwar, January 1999 (Awarded the Bombay Psychiatry Society Silver Jubilee prize)


Awards
 
1. Appointed as “Yoga Anveshak” for the year 2000 – 2001 [ International
Board of Yoga, Yoga Institute, Santacruz, 16 November 2000 ]
 
2. Bombay Psychiatry Society Silver Jubilee prize [ Psychological aspects of chest pain in patients with normal and abnormal angiographic findings: Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society, Bhubaneshwar, January 1999]
 
3. Dr. Anil V. Shah Best Paper Award[ Psychological aspects of chest pain in patients with normal and abnormal angiographic findings: 29th Annual
Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society – West Zone, Mumbai, October 1998 ]
 
Other activities
 
1. Drug trials: Participated in the following drug trials conducted at the Department of Psychiatry, B Y L Nair Hospital
 
1.      Risperidone (1997)
 
2.      Olanzapine (Eli Lilly, 1998 - 99)
 
3.      Citalopram (Lundeck, 2001)
 
2. Participated in various public awareness programs regarding mental
health.
 
3. Won the intercollegiate quiz in Psychiatry (a part of the World Mental
Health Week celebration held at T N Medical College) in October 1996.
 
4. Participated in discussions, lectures, seminars and journal reviews on
various aspects in psychiatry and attended a number of regional and national conferences.
 
5. Conducted intercollegiate quiz in Psychiatry (2000 - 2007) for postgraduate students, as part of Mental Health Week celebrations. Also conducted the intercollegiate quiz in Psychiatry (2004 – 2007) for undergraduate students.
 
Memberships
 
Bombay Psychiatry Society - Currently holding the post of Treasurer    
 
Indian Psychiatry Society
Indian Association of Private Psychiatry

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SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES
CLINIC TO CLASSROOM
AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP
LIFE CENTRE FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES
 
Dr. Ravindra Kamath*, Dr. Henal Shah**, Dr. Alka A. Subramanyam***, 
Dr. Surbhi Rathi+, Ms. Simran Sachdev#
 
Worldwide, 7-15% of children at any given point of time suffer from specific learning disabilities. Thereby, in an average classroom in India, among 50-60 children, at least 2-4 children would have specific learning disabilities (SLD). Unfortunately, it is only in the last 5-10 years that this is being recognized as a problem by the stakeholders’ viz. parents, teachers and diagnosticians.
 
In order to deal with the child with SLD, it takes a multi-disciplinary team to assess the child. At the LIFE Centre for Learning Disabilities at Nair  Hospital, Mumbai, the children are assessed by such a team and thereby a multi-faceted management approach is followed.
 
This workshop, specially designed for those interested in initiating or expanding their services for such children, will focus on the following issues:
 
  1. The      importance and need of services in today’s scenario
  2. A      brief overview of SLD
  3. The      process of assessment
  4. Associated      co-morbid physical ailments
  5. A      brief glimpse into remediation
 
The format of the workshop will be largely interactive. There will be a lot of time allotted thereby for discussion and resolving any issues pertinent to administrators, policy makers, diagnosticians, parents and teachers.

 
* Professor & Head- Dept of Psychiatry, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital
** Associate Professor- Dept of Psychiatry, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital
*** Assistant Professor- Dept of Psychiatry, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital
+ Associate Professor- Dept. of Paediatrics, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital
# Special Educator, LIFE Centre for Learning Disabilities, TNMC & BYL Nair Ch. Hospital

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