Local Pediatrician Calls for Early Intervention to Diagnose Children with Disabilities on Montserrat
A call was made for early intervention to diagnosed children with disabilities on island.
The challenge was issued by Dr. Sylvia Paz, pediatrician in the Ministry of Health and Social Services.
Speaking at the consultation workshop this week to create Montserrat’s first policy on disability, Dr. Paz proposed that early diagnosis would create more opportunities and improvements in the quality of life of the children.
Dr. Paz commended the government of Montserrat for putting programmes in place to assist children with special needs.
These include having in place a pediatrician, a pediatric psychologist and an educational psychologist, annual visit by special therapists and the procurement of a hearing test device..
She also pointed out what more needs to be done to transform the lives of children with spacial needs.