What Is Our Autism Intervention Program — and Why It Matters
Children with autism often face challenges across multiple domains — speech and language, sensory processing, motor coordination, behavior, social interaction, and daily living skills. A piecemeal approach (just speech or just behavior) is rarely enough.
Our Autism Intervention Program in Act For Autism in Chandigarh, Mohali, Patiala, Punjab weaves together the most effective, evidence-informed therapies into a single, cohesive, adaptive program. We assess your child comprehensively and then provide interventions tailored to their unique profile — ensuring synergy, consistency, and maximum impact.
Key features:
- Multi‑disciplinary team working in coordinated fashion
- Personalized therapy plans evolving with your child’s progress
- Parent training, home programs, and carryover strategies
- Integration of advanced therapies (reflex work, astronaut training, dance, yoga) in a child-friendly environment
Our Expertise & Approach in Punjab
- Clinicians with 20+ years’ experience in autism intervention across North India
- Teams in Mohali, Chandigarh & Patiala providing in‑center and home/online support
- Child-centric, warm environment with sensory gyms, play zones, dance & movement studios
- Evidence-based protocols: NDT, NDBI, DIR/Floortime, structured therapy, reflex integration, feeding therapy, OPT, art/music/dance, yoga
- Rigorous assessment systems to track progress across all domains ● Emphasis on early intervention (especially 0–5 years) leveraging neuroplasticity
At Act For Autism, we don’t just offer therapies — we deliver autism intervention program for autism in Chandigarh / Mohali / Patiala Punjab with a systems‑level view of child development.
What Goes into the Autism Intervention Program?
Our holistic program includes:
- Speech & Language Therapy (receptive, expressive, articulation)
- Occupational Therapy (fine motor, visual-motor, self-care)
- Sensory Integration Therapy (Ayres)
- Reflex Integration Therapy
- Neurodevelopmental Therapy (NDT)
- Feeding Therapy & Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)
- Tactile / Touch Therapy
- Vestibular & Auditory Integration (Astronaut Training)
- Auditory Integration Therapy (AIT)
- Vision Therapy
- Cognitive, Behavioral Therapies (CBT, ABA)
- Relationship-based interventions (DIR/Floortime, RDI, JASPER, NDBI)
- Music, Dance, Yoga as therapeutic modalities
- Sensory Diets, Home Programs & Environmental Modifications
- School readiness, social skills & life skills modules
When we say “Comprehensive Autism Intervention Program in Act For Autism,” it truly covers everything — all therapies working together to support your child’s development.
How the Program Supports Brain, Speech & Learning
Neurodevelopment & Plasticity
Because the brain is highly plastic in early years, interventions that integrate movement, sensory input, communication, reflex work, and cognition can reshape neural circuits. Our program builds from the ground up — reflexes, sensory systems, motor foundations — then scaffolds into language, cognition, and social skills.
Pyramid of Learning / Development
We use a layered framework:
Each therapy within our program bolsters one or more levels, ensuring growth in a stable, interrelated way.
Speech & Communication Enhancements
By integrating OT, sensory work, and reflex integration, children become more physically stable, better regulated, more attentive — making speech therapy and OPT highly effective. For many of our children, vocalizations, clarity, and conversational attempts increase as sensory and motor systems stabilize.
Conditions We Serve
Our Autism Intervention Program is designed to help children with:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Speech delays, apraxia of speech
- Developmental Language Disorders
- Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
- Down Syndrome
- ADHD and attention/self-regulation challenges
- Emotional/behavioral dysregulation
- Feeding difficulties / oral motor challenges
Regardless of diagnosis, if a child has developmental needs, our integrated program can be adapted and tailored.
How the Program Works — Step-by-Step
You contact us; we collect developmental history, concerns, goals. 2.
- Reflex screening
- Sensory profile / processing tests
- Motor, posture, coordination evaluation
- Oral-motor & feeding assessment
- Speech & language baseline
- Cognitive, attention, behavior screening
- Social interaction and emotional regulation baseline
We formulate a multi-modal plan, selecting which therapies to emphasize, scheduling, intensity, and home program elements.
- Sessions in clinic (and some home/online)
- Therapies flow seamlessly (e.g. child moves from reflex or sensory station to speech task)
- Use of dance, yoga, movement, music to reinforce therapies
- Therapists observe, adapt, and push just-right challenges
- Monthly/quarterly re-assessments
- Parent progress reports
- Adjustments to therapy mix, intensity, goals
- Home practice programs
- Coaching parents
- Embed strategies into daily routines, school, play, community
Parent Involvement & Training
Parental engagement is at the heart of our success:
- Regular parent workshops (understanding autism, sensory strategies, behavior tools)
- Home program modules to continue work outside the clinic
- Live coaching during sessions so caregivers can replicate techniques
- Tele-consultation / video support for remote or rural families
- Parent support groups to share stories, challenges, tips
Success Stories & Testimonials
“We traveled from Himachal each month to Act For Autism in Chandigarh. The progress in our daughter’s speech, social interaction, and self-esteem has been life-altering.”
— Parent, Shimla
“The autism intervention program in Act For Autism in Patiala combined OT, sensory, reflex work, and yoga. Our son who didn’t speak now uses simple sentences and interacts with his sister.”
— Parent, Patiala
“We live in Haryana. Act For Autism’s holistic approach (ABA + OT + speech + dance) made a big difference. Finally, a center that treats the whole child.” — Parent, Panchkula
FAQs: Autism Intervention Program in Mohali / Punjab
As early as infancy—many of our most dramatic gains come when we intervene between ages 0–5.
We customize intensity: start slow and scale based on tolerance, progress, and the child’s readiness.
Changes in attention, behavior, and engagement may appear in weeks. Speech, cognition, and functional gains often require months. The journey is gradual.
Yes. While early intervention offers greater plasticity, older children also benefit, with adjustments to therapy pace and goals.
We offer in-person therapy at all three centres. For families farther away, we provide tele-therapy, coaching, and home-based plans. However, in‑center sessions yield maximum benefit.
Absolutely — this is what makes our program unique. Every assessment includes reflex integration, sensory profiling, and motor/speech evaluation so that therapies
