Autism ADHD Doctor Mumbai india Dr SV Kondekar

The idea that autistic children are “disconnected” or “dissociated” is a common perception—but modern research suggests a more accurate and compassionate understanding. Children with Autism spectrum disorder are not disconnected from the world; rather, they often experience and process it differently. Their attention, perception, sensory integration, and social communication patterns follow neurodevelopmental pathways that diverge from typical developmental trajectories. The goal, therefore, is not to “fix” disconnection but to build meaningful bridges that help them feel regulated, understood, and engaged. Rethinking “Disconnection” Autism is characterized by differences in social communication and patterns of restricted or repetitive behavior. However, these outward behaviors do not equate to emotional absence. Many autistic children deeply desire connection but struggle with interpreting facial expressions, tone of voice, body language, and shifting social expectations. ...

*Teaching: An undeniable approach for parents* Dr Kondekar recommends tarbull kids story box available on Amazon . Call it audio mobile. . For speech and language development. _Teaching and educating a child during initial years of his/her life is essential but challenging too._ Parents often stand in a dilemma to choose *the best teaching method* for their child.  But what is the best method? 🤔 *Hear it out in doctor’s words* - Many parents show their children illustrations from the book📕 and ask them to identify the images represented in it.  For beginners, showing illustrations is a right approach but asking them to identify them on their own is not.❌ It is like you are taking your child’s exam before teaching him/her anything.  *Real teaching is when a child asks the question and parents answer.* *_Let child’s inquisitiveness rise._*🤓 Take examples from home, suppose an apple 🍎is kept on the table, tell your child this is an apple🍎 enriched with vitam...

Dr Kondekars HYPERACTIVITY and ADHD management protocol in autism adhd LD kids Why ADHD is not excess energy but a chaos.. click here  http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2026/03/adhd-it-is-not-excess-energy-it-is-poor.html Read why my child is hurting some one.. http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2026/02/why-ismy-autism-kid-hurting-someone.html Easy ADHD assessment by filling questionnaire  http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2025/07/easy-adhd-assessment-by-filling.html Adhd protocol and internal sensory integration click here  http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2025/10/adhd-protocol-by-dr-kondekar.html Why totreat ADHD with medicines ? Click here  http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2026/02/adhd-why-to-treat-with-medicines.html Just ask a question to dr kondekar http://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2023/06/free-help-for-parents-of-kids-with.html 20 tips to improve sitting in ADHD / autism kids  http://speech...

When we need to do correct, we need to stop doing wrong. When going ahead is our goal. Let’s not go behind. Whatever child used to do in past and has regresses, lets keep that as a goal to get back in 6 months and move ahead. Our kid has learning deficit. It’s not delay. Delays get catch up, deficits need double speed to overcome to an extent. In autism the social and cognitive development is slowed down to say 0.0005 x zoom. All developmental soft milestones which appear normally at an age and maturity wil seem to appear slowly, slower, later and develop over months than just 2 weeks in normal kids. Development Of social and cognitive milestones is important for learning. Our kid has learning deficit. Kid couldn’t learn like normal kids bcos child is not receptive for learning . Whatever child has learnt, had learnt in extremely slow speed with heavily repeated conditioning. Our aim is to help the kid learn on his own from environment. So, when learning is our motive, and we have seri...

Understanding the Speech Development Ladder Why Listening to New Stories Every Day Can Change Your Child’s Life Speech development in children is not simply about teaching them to say words. It is about building the brain’s ability to sense, listen, understand, and connect meaning to the world around them . The Speech Development Ladder – Dr Kondekar Model explains how communication develops step by step, beginning from sensory attention and progressing toward meaningful speech. At the heart of this model lies an important principle: Brain before body. Sense before action. Understanding before speech. And an equally powerful message for parents: “If you work on making your child listen to new stories every day, the life story of your child will start sooner.” This idea highlights the crucial role of daily auditory experience, imagination, and contextual understanding in shaping a child’s language and cognitive development. Why Listening Is the First Step Toward Speech Many parents wo...

www.autismdoctor.in Dr Kondekar for Autism and speech delay in Children for all post links click  https://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/p/httpsspeechandsenses.html Dr Santosh V Kondekar Autism doctor India 9869405747 MD DNB DCH FCPS DNB FAIMER fellowship Pediatric neurology & Epilepsy Diploma Developmental Neurology Prof Pediatrics T N Medical College Mumbai  Director AAKAAR CLINIC Byculla west Mumbai

Dr Kondekar for all post links click  https://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/p/httpsspeechandsenses.html Dr kondekar Listening to Speech is 18 months journey, Speech develops only by verbal listening. it doesn't develop by oral motor exercises if listening or understanding or receptive speech is poor. so first focus on listening and learning speech input before you work on output. 90% of your daily time with kid should be spent of language based listening in form of story composition and conversations to start spontaneus speech or relevant speech. Speech is not about reading ro talking, it's more about having depth of verbal understanding. working on only that will help. Dr Kondekar  https://speechandsenses.blogspot.com/2026/01/speech-develops-only-by-listening-it.html?m Dr Santosh V Kondekar Autism doctor India 9869405747 MD DNB DCH FCPS DNB FAIMER fellowship Pediatric neurology & Epilepsy Diploma Developmental Neurology Prof Pediatrics T N Medical College Mumba...

Summary / Abstract : Ground rules for expressive communication  1. Stay away from solo activities 2.  Have face to face eye to eye 20 times a day  3.strengthen story listening skills 4.finger pointing and action imitation in sitting  5.sustained listening with eyes shut 6.Gestalt way of teaching than analytical way 7.teach everything in context and story composition  Al these receptive strengthening will help initiate expressive . The more a child learns through verbal inputs, more easily the child may learn to think and express verbally. If we give input of 100000 words through ears Only 10000 will reach brain. If this only 1000 child can understand  Of this only 100 child may plan to express  Of this only 10 words may get expressed as action. Of this only one may come out of mouth. Dr Kondekar Autismdrmumbai.in , discusses more  Main Article :  Ground Rules for Developing Expressive Communication in Autism and Developmental Delays Why Recep...

a video example of gestalt method.. Dr kondekar is explaining one line just talk and give but with context and example of Bhagwad gita Arjuna and Krishna   click the link Teach with meaning, not with grammer. Teach will words and sentences not with letters and phonics  Teach with linked sentences and not broken words . Teach with contextual references and not just monotonus. Teach without asking questions, a good teaching ahs teachers asking questions. Teach in a flow, understanding and not grammer is the key  Teach without perfection at each step  Teach without repititions,, dynamic diverse different and difficult learning is key for better cognition. Teach face to face looking into eyes without touching. Use many sentences to describe one meaning. Just keep adding affirmative narrations, events actions conversations, mythology stories, panchtantra stories with moral lessons, Akbar birbal wisdom stories.   Before thevkis ready for schooling. Dr kondek...

Psychologists vs Therapists in Autism Care Autism is fundamentally a Autism Spectrum Disorder , meaning it originates from differences in brain development and neural connectivity . Because of this, autism primarily requires neurodevelopmental support , not purely psychological management. Role of Psychologists in Autism Psychologists can play an important supportive role , especially in areas related to behaviour, learning patterns, and family support. Government gazette have involved them in certifying panel (and excluded psychiatrists on broader scale), more so in diagnosis , not much in day to day care.  RCI certified psychologist have better exposure with kids with special needs SEN. Often psychologist do an integrated job of counsellor, assessor, special educator , planner, depending on their training and qualification to learn and practice ABA/ OT / play therapy/ developmental therapies. more role in elderly kids and adults with autism to help them with cognitive behaviour...