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He crusaded for this noble cause, and in 1989 ‘Asmita’ – a centre for slow learner, came into existence. Initially school had only 5 students. Since 1995, more than 350 students have been registered with the institute. After being counseled and trained at Asmita, 15 students have been shifted to normal schools.Dr. Dutt is of the opinion that the transitional phase of each student varies from one to three years depending upon the IQ and adaptation level. Asmita is a family that comprises of six teachers, one helper, one computer instructor and one driver. Ten students are being trained free of cost by the center, and almost all the students are being provided door-to-door conveyance facility. Asmita sincerely thanks State Bank of India, for donating an Mahindra Marshal for this purpose. Earlier in year 1999 also State Bank of India came forward and gifted a Computer to Asmita. In the center, a child is taught basics like article recognition, color distinction, reading, writing and minor calculations, all in a playful manner. Sometimes, instruments like biofeedback, relaxation technique and stammer suppressors are also used. A fresher to the institute is first assessed to determine his or her IQ. Observational remarks regarding the child’s speech problems, concentration, hyperactivity, toilet habits, violent behavior, etc are recorded. The consultation committee includes a physician, pediatrician, psychiatrist, neurologist, speech therapist and physiotherapist etc.
However, Dr. Dutt is sad that a majority of the references are coming to his school are from the medical side, whereas it should be forthcoming from the educational field. He says that the category of slow learners form nearly five to ten percent of all students. Noteworthy is the fact that a child of less than five years cannot be taught on a structured setting. He wants this category to be identified and tackled separately. Another problem area is the misconception in a layman’s mind that consulting a psychologist is very similar to going to a lunatic asylum. To overcome this barrier of ignorance Asmita organizes public awareness programmes and holds seminars. To propagate community awareness, two other centres have been set up in Kanpur and Swayajpur i.e one in the city & other one at rural community. The institute is one of its kind as stated by Prof. Prabhat Sitholey, Professor in Child Psychiatry, KGMC, Lucknow. He says, “To my knowledge, there's no other centre for slow learners in whole of India.” More than 450 slow learners have been enriched till date (approx. 75 per year).
Regd. Office :12/357, Indira Nagar, Lucknow-226 01,UP, INDIA Phone no:+91(0522) 2343257 Regd. No. :1645 (w.e.f. 24/01/1995 Regd. Under 80 ‘G’ of Income Tax (C. No 58-59/110/95-96) Tech:27/12/1996 Regd. With Directorate (Viklang Kalyan, U.P.) No. 197 Dated 16/11/1998 Regd. Under F.C.R.A. No. 136550137 Section 6 (1) of the Act.
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2-3 seminars / workshop every year to sensitize the public. Active
participation in programmers organized by Govt. and the organization
like UNICEF, etc.
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The
centre takes care of children in a two fold manner. First, dealing
with behavioral anomalies and secondly, educating them according
to their abilities.
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