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More people seek counseling for fluency disorder

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Fifteen percent increase in number of registrations as more people seek counseling. Post-pandemic, the number of people who have availed speech therapy has gradually increased, according to speech therapists. Sister Linta John, Audiologist at Unit of Hope in St. John’s Medical Hospital, said that during the pandemic, cases of speech disorder were less in their […]

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Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder still a Stigma in India

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Social blame and lack of medical research have failed to recognise the disorder. By Sharathkumar Nair Bengaluru, March 21, 2019: Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder is a common neurodevelopment disorder most commonly diagnosed in children. But if left untreated during childhood, there is a high possibility of the child carrying the symptoms to adulthood. Men […]

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