
ADHD support in Bengaluru.
Shadow teachers, special educators and remedial tutors for children with ADHD in Bengaluru, working to the plans your child's clinicians set.
For Bengaluru families
Most Bengaluru families who contact us about ADHD already have a report, a school that is willing, and a week that does not quite hold together. A shadow teacher or special educator for a child with ADHD builds the structure the child cannot yet build alone, coaches the routines around school and the homework hour, and works with the school and any paediatrician or psychologist involved.
We work with the international and IB schools of Whitefield, Sarjapur Road and the north, and the city's older CBSE and ICSE schools, and with the developmental paediatricians, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and psychologists the family already trusts. Families in Whitefield, Indiranagar, Koramangala and Sarjapur Road, and across Karnataka, start the same way: a private conversation, then a written child-support profile that every candidate is matched against.
What usually helps
- Executive-function scaffolding: planning, starting and finishing tasks
- Short, structured learning blocks with movement built in
- Calm, consistent boundaries that the whole household keeps
- Homework and organisation systems that actually get used
We write these into your child's support profile before anyone is placed, so the professional arrives in Bengaluru knowing the plan rather than guessing at it.

How we help in Bengaluru.
- ABA therapy in Bengaluru
Designed and supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, at home, at school or online, with parent coaching. - Shadow teachers in Bengaluru
Inside the school day, with the school's agreement, so the strategies that work at home also work in class. - Special educators in Bengaluru
Structured learning and routines at home, to a written plan reviewed every month. - Remedial tutors in Bengaluru
Reading, writing and maths support at home or online, where school work has fallen behind.
Every one verified the same way, and every placement reviewed at one week, thirty days and ninety days.
Where our role ends
Diagnosis and medication are for the child's paediatrician or psychiatrist. Our professionals never advise on medication; where medication is part of the day, its handling is agreed in writing with the family and the clinician.
Questions from Bengaluru families
Can a shadow teacher support a child with ADHD in a Bengaluru school?+
Yes, where the school agrees. We speak to the inclusion coordinator, the principal's office or the class teacher before anyone is placed, and agree how the shadow teacher will work in class, so the support fits the school's own way of teaching.
Is this therapy?+
Our shadow teachers, special educators and tutors are educators, not therapists, and they work to the plans your child's clinicians and school set. The one therapy Special Minds provides is ABA, designed and supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst; we do not diagnose, prescribe, or provide speech or occupational therapy.
Which parts of Bengaluru do you cover?+
Whitefield, Indiranagar, Koramangala, Sarjapur Road, HSR Layout, Jayanagar, Hebbal, Yelahanka, and the neighbourhoods around them. We shortlist by where your child goes to school and where you live, so the same professional can stay for the year.
Do we need a diagnosis before we contact you?+
No. Many Bengaluru families come to us before there is a diagnosis, with a note from the school or a worry of their own. We tell you plainly whether we can help now, or whether a developmental paediatrician or psychologist should see your child first.
Will the professional speak our language?+
English always, and Hindi or Kannada where the candidate pool allows. Tell us on the brief which language your child is most at ease in.
How soon can support start in Bengaluru?+
Once the child-support profile is written, a shortlist usually follows within two to four weeks, and a trial period comes before either side commits.
Other support in Bengaluru
- Autism support in Bengaluru
- Learning disabilities support in Bengaluru
- Speech and language delay support in Bengaluru
- Down syndrome support in Bengaluru
- Developmental delay and complex needs support in Bengaluru
- Sensory processing differences support in Bengaluru
- Dyslexia support in Bengaluru
- Dysgraphia support in Bengaluru
- Dyscalculia support in Bengaluru
- Cerebral palsy support in Bengaluru
- Intellectual disability support in Bengaluru
- Selective mutism support in Bengaluru
- Dyspraxia support in Bengaluru
- Twice-exceptionality support in Bengaluru
Neighbourhoods in Bengaluru
Whitefield · Indiranagar · Koramangala · Sarjapur Road · HSR Layout · Jayanagar · Hebbal · Yelahanka
ADHD support in other cities
Mysuru · Mangaluru · Hubballi-Dharwad · Mumbai · Delhi NCR · Hyderabad · Chennai · Pune · Kolkata · Ahmedabad
See also ADHD support across India, all our support in Bengaluru and special needs support in Karnataka.
Reading for families: ADHD
Moving from primary to middle school: a transition plan for special needs in classes 5 and 610 min
ABA beyond autism: ADHD, developmental delay, Down syndrome and behaviour that gets in the way11 min
Reinforcement in ABA: how rewards work without becoming bribes10 min
Functional behaviour assessment: finding out why a behaviour happens11 min
Recording behaviour at home: ABC notes for parents10 min
Parenting a child with ADHD: tips and strategies that work at home10 min

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