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Dyspraxia support

Vetted shadow teachers, special educators and tutors for children with dyspraxia and motor coordination difficulties, at school and at home, working to the plans your child's clinicians set.

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Educational support and BCBA-supervised ABA, working alongside your child's clinicians.

Chapter 1

What a child with dyspraxia usually needs

  1. The occupational therapist's motor plan carried into dressing, writing and play

  2. Tasks broken down and taught in sequence, with time to practise each part

  3. Typing, pencil grips and other supports the therapist recommends

  4. Help with organisation: the school bag, the timetable, the morning routine

Chapter 2

How a shadow teacher or special educator helps

A shadow teacher or special educator for a child with dyspraxia helps with the planning and coordination that other children manage without thinking: getting ready for school, copying from the board, packing a bag, joining in at break. They carry the occupational therapist's exercises and strategies into the day, break tasks into steps the child can practise, and help the school make allowances in written work and physical education so that the child's effort shows, not only the result.

Chapter 3 · Where our role ends

Dyspraxia is assessed by a developmental paediatrician and an occupational therapist, and the RPwD Act lists it within specific learning disabilities. The occupational therapist sets the motor programme. Our professionals carry it into lessons and routines; they do not assess or prescribe.

Chapter 4

Your child's team, working as one

With your consent, we build the child-support profile with the school and with any therapist, psychologist or paediatrician already involved, so the professional arrives knowing the plan rather than guessing at it. Monthly reports go to you, and to them if you wish.

Family

Sets the priorities, knows the child best

School

Class teacher, inclusion coordinator, IEP

Clinicians

Assess, diagnose and set therapy plans

Our professional

Carries the plan into every hour of the day

Your child

One plan, one record, everyone reading it

Chapter 5

Questions families ask

Can a shadow teacher or special educator help a child with dyspraxia?+

A shadow teacher or special educator for a child with dyspraxia helps with the planning and coordination that other children manage without thinking: getting ready for school, copying from the board, packing a bag, joining in at break. They carry the occupational therapist's exercises and strategies into the day, break tasks into steps the child can practise, and help the school make allowances in written work and physical education so that the child's effort shows, not only the result.

Is this therapy?+

No. Dyspraxia is assessed by a developmental paediatrician and an occupational therapist, and the RPwD Act lists it within specific learning disabilities. The occupational therapist sets the motor programme. Our professionals carry it into lessons and routines; they do not assess or prescribe.

Do you have Hindi-speaking professionals experienced with dyspraxia and motor coordination difficulties?+

Where the candidate pool allows, yes. English is always guaranteed; Hindi and regional-language placements are arranged on the brief.

Where in India?+

We are present in 55 cities across India, including Mumbai, Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and remedial tutoring also runs online anywhere in India. Choose your city below for local schools, neighbourhoods and languages.

By city

Dyspraxia support in your city

We are present in 55 cities across India. Choose yours for the local schools, neighbourhoods and languages.

Further reading

Reading on dyspraxia

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Not sure what your child needs yet?

Many families come to us before there is a diagnosis. Tell us what the school has said, and we will say plainly whether we can help, or whether a clinician should come first.