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Dyspraxia support in Kolkata.

Shadow teachers, special educators and remedial tutors for children with dyspraxia in Kolkata, working to the plans your child's clinicians set.

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For Kolkata families

Special Minds works with families in Kolkata whose child has dyspraxia, at school, at home and online. 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.

We work with the city's long-established ICSE and ISC schools, its CBSE and West Bengal board schools, and a smaller number of IB and Cambridge programmes, and with the developmental paediatricians, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists and psychologists the family already trusts. Families in Salt Lake, New Town, Ballygunge and Alipore, and across West Bengal, start the same way: a private conversation, then a written child-support profile that every candidate is matched against.

What usually helps

The occupational therapist's motor plan carried into dressing, writing and play
Tasks broken down and taught in sequence, with time to practise each part
Typing, pencil grips and other supports the therapist recommends
Help with organisation: the school bag, the timetable, the morning routine

We write these into your child's support profile before anyone is placed, so the professional arrives in Kolkata knowing the plan rather than guessing at it.

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How we help in Kolkata.

ABA therapy in Kolkata
Designed and supervised by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, at home, at school or online, with parent coaching.
Shadow teachers in Kolkata
Inside the school day, with the school's agreement, so the strategies that work at home also work in class.
Special educators in Kolkata
Structured learning and routines at home, to a written plan reviewed every month.
Remedial tutors in Kolkata
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.

How a placement works

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.

Questions from Kolkata families

Can a shadow teacher support a child with dyspraxia in a Kolkata 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 Kolkata do you cover?+

Salt Lake, New Town, Ballygunge, Alipore, Park Street, Behala, Tollygunge, Howrah, 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 Kolkata 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 Bengali 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 Kolkata?+

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.