Abstract:
Specific learning disability (SLD), dyslexia is a neuro-developmental and biological disorder. Incidence is 5-15 %. An Intelligent child with normal or above normal IQ, child who fails in a class, reads slowly - word by word, skips words, sentences, hates reading is considered to have dyslexia. Writing slowly, poor handwriting, reversal tendency, lot of spelling and grammar mistakes have dyscalculia. Paediatricians need to diagnose in his office practice. Available Tools were not comfortable for a Paediatrician to use in his office Practice. So far, no Tool is designed to be used by the Paediatricians. This Tool contains 35 Questions, used in NRHM Tamil Nadu to screen the Ch.
Methodology: 70 Elementary schools Teachers in Bhuvanagiri Block in cuddalore District ,selected from 70 Schools were Trained on identification of Children with Dyslexia on 9th July 2019
After the Training the Teachers were able to pick up the Children with Learning Disability
We conducted the camp for 6 Days from December 10th to 15th
Totally 120 children came for the camp and all of them were screened out of which 71 children have SLD
Results: Totally 120 children identified by the Teachers
Screening done using the TnDC Tool fallowed by IQ assessment by Clinical Psychologist 71 children had Specific Learning Disability. 10 children are slow learners
16 children had ADHD along with SLD
Conclusion: This TnDC Tool can be used by any MBBS Doctor working in PHC, RBSK scheme, and Paediatricians .It will be very simple and easy way to pick up SLD in busy office setting
