Overview

The department of Developmental Paediatrics was started within the Department of Paediatrics in July 2014 in response to recent major advances in this important area of Paediatrics, and also due to lack of services for children with developmental disabilities in Nagaland.
Developmental disability deals with any one of a number of conditions that emerge during developmental periods in childhood which significantly impacts a child’s physical, cognitive, or behavioral health. A developmental disability is present at birth or develops before the age of 18 years, affecting a child’s ability to learn or function optimally. The severity of the problem may vary from mild to severe, and is most often permanent.
The main focus of the division is to make clinical diagnosis of childhood developmental disorders as well as charting out intervention programs.
Diagnoses commonly include:

• Intellectual Disability
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Specific learning disability
• Cerebral palsy
• Seizure disorder etc.