Mr. Sarada Kumar Saha (Arun)
Consultant Occupational Therapis
Mr. Sarada Kumar Saha(Arun) is Founder Director and Consultant Occupational Therapist of AC Care (Autism Child’s Care) which is established on May 2022, with value and respect to all Special needs patients, parents and professionals. Over 18 years of practice he believes that “Autism or ASD is not disease, it would be improve by taking proper Therapeutic treatment”. – “অটিজম রোগ নয়, চিকিৎসায় উন্নতি হয়” –
He has been working as Senior Occupational Therapist for a decade in different renowned organisation in Bangladesh including CRP, Faith Bangladesh.
He worked at Centre for the Rehabilitation of the paralysed (CRP) as Seniors Occupational Therapist more than 10 years while he provides service to neurological and pediatric patient’s such as Autism, Cerebral palsy, Stroke etc. along with working, He also achieved TOT certification. He is one of the best OPT (Oral Placement Therapist) certified, USA. OPT helps to improve Speech clarity, Oral Sensory issues and Feeding. Moreover, He provides his extensive knowledge and skills to the Autism child and adult at School based centre in Dhaka.
According to his speech, His aim not only to provide just Therapy treatment but also to improve child’s overall goal in sensory issues, attention, academic level as well as Activities of daily living to enter into our mainstream society.
As one of top most senior OT, he gathered knowledge and skills to provide Sensory Integration Therapy, Tasked based approach and psychosocial counselling.
Moreover, He was one of the first batch students of MSS in Clinical Social Work, University of Dhaka. He has been maintaining the International standard of protocol to provide treatment to the children having ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Founder and Director
Mr. Sarada Kumar Saha(Arun)
Occupational Therapist of AC Care
(Autism Child’s Care)
He is also one of Life member of Bangladesh Clinical Social Workers’ Association (ID-LM-016). He is one of the Founder members of “Bangladesh Pediatric Occupational Therapist’s Society (BPOTS).
His talent to manage hyperactive child with ASD is really outstanding. He worked also as Senior OT at Faith Bangladesh.
His contribution in the Autism Field in Bangladesh is really appreciated.
Wonderful Moments
Awareness for Parents:
Some important tips for ASD or ADHD Child’s Parents by Arun Sir
- Have you been justified that your OT therapist is really Qualified ? in Bangladesh you can ask his/her BOTA Reg Number.
- You have to find out normal development of Social, communication, Behavior to other friends according to age. If you find any abnormal pattern of those development, please go for child neurologist/child specialist in case in Bangladesh.
- Give your full attention during your child’s play time which is really most effective to find out his friendship, attention and social communication.
Social Communication Developmental Milestones
Beginning to respond to familiar adults’ voice. • Show an interest in looking at faces, particularly when being spoken to. • Vocalises differently to indicate happiness and unhappiness.
Imitating sounds (babbling). • Copying actions such as blowing raspberries and clapping hands. • Anticipates and shares enjoyment playing a people game together such as ‘peek-a-boo’.
Communicating primarily with words supported by other picture book or playing ‘ready, steady, go’ type games. means including gestures and pointing. • Able to shift their attention from a toy to a person when playing. • Beginning to show an awareness of their own feelings and the feelings of others.
Joining in play with other children and beginning to engage in more spontaneous pretend play. • Able to take turns in conversations although they may find it difficult to stay on topic.
Early Signs of Autism
According to the CDC:
- Minimal/No Eye Contact (চোখের দিকে না তাকানো)
- Prefers Alone Time (একা একা থাকতে বা খেলতে পছন্দ করে)
- Non-responsive to Name (বাচ্চার নাম ধরে ডাকলে ও সারা দেয় না, কাছে আসে না)
- Won’t Point at Objects or Show Interest in Them (by 14 months) (কোন খেলনার দিকেই খুব একটা মনযোগ না থাকা
- Won’t Play Pretend (by 18 Months) খেলার সাথিদের সাথে বিভিন্ন সাজানো খেলা করতে না পারা)
- Difficulty Empathizing and Talking about Their Feelings
- Delayed Speech and Language Skills (কথা দেরিতে শিখা )
- Repeating Words and Phrases Continually (একই কথা বার বার বলা)
- Giving Answers to Questions that Don’t Make Sense (সহজ প্রশ্নের উত্তর গুছিয়ে বলতে না পারা)
- Resistant to Any Small Change.
- Become Obsessed with Certain Interests (কোন কিছুর প্রতি বেশি আসক্তি দেখানো)
- Unusual Body Movements–Rocking Body, Flapping Hands, Spinning in Circles, etc (হাত/পা কারন ছাড়াই নাড়াচাড়া করা, স্পিন্নিং বা নিজে নিগে ঘুরা )
- Sensitivity to Light, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch, etc. (সেন্সুরি সমস্যা)