I have completed my Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from LTMM College, Sion. I have had experience of working at various institutes like AWMH, JJ Hospital, SAI Autistic Centre, New Horizon Centre, Don Bosco School, Priyanj School, Soles Arc, SPJ Sadhana School, and B-VERVE Centre.
I have attended a course on Introduction to NDT, Braingym Movements and Handle Techniques, Specialised Techniques for measuring sensory integration, combined workshop on NDT and SI, Basics in NDT and SI, combining principles of NDT and SI. Also, I have attended a course on the foundation of Sensory Integration and International Aquatic Therapy Certification Course on water specific therapy- Halliwik
I strongly believe in working in a professional stimulating environment and contributing to the development of children with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Ridhika Shah is the founder of The Pollyanna Practice. She is also a consulting Speech Language Therapist and the ‘Grandstand Coordinator’ at ‘The Gateway School of Mumbai’
Ridhika holds a Bachelors and Master’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology and Audiology from TN medical college & B.Y.L Nair charitable hospital, Mumbai and is a gold medalist in the state of Maharashtra for her final year graduation program. She is certified by the Rehab Council of India and is a member of ISHA (Indian Speech & Hearing Association). She has also received training and is certified by Hanen.
Ridhika has a special interest in pediatric language based challenges, Auditory processing (listening) difficulties, Autism spectrum disorders, Apraxia of speech, fluency disorders, feeding difficulties and picky eaters. She believes that language and movement go hand in hand and her style of therapy is holistic, experiential, with parent empowerment being a cornerstone of her approach.
Ridhika is experienced in actively working with other professionals in the client’s community including the schools to support transfer and generalization of skills into the real world and inclusion within the community.
School based therapy is another area of interest and Ridhika owes her learning to the Gateway school of Mumbai, a pioneering lab school with best practices for children with learning difficulties.
During her Master’s degree, Ridhika constructed a test of pragmatic skills for children of the age range of 5-10 years which led to her love of working towards building pragmatic/ social-communication skills in groups and their transfer into real life. Currently she is the Coordinator of Grandstand, a unique social space at Gateway, where large groups of children share, enjoy and communicate with each other and are also taught to transfer various 21st century skills (i.e collaboration, problem solving etc) to real life experiences.
Ridhika, a passionate believer in the power of positivity, tries to imbibe the same in her practice. Dream big, act towards it and magic follows!
If she’s not working, Ridhika is wandering away and exploring a new place either through her travels or is transported there via her books!
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I work with all the age groups ranging from infant to adulthood who have difficulties in communication and swallowing. I have worked in various setups such as multi-disciplinary developmental centre, Multi-speciality Hospitals, ENT Clinics and provided Home based treatments. I am keenly interested in assessing and managing dizziness/balance issues or any hearing related difficulty that affects individuals to function normally. I have strong research background on vestibular system. I strive to constantly update my knowledge and participate in discussion with other professionals to chalk-out the best ways to help my clients.
I believe everyone has the power to live their life to fullest in spite of challenges.
I have completed my graduation and post-graduation I graduated from Topiwala National Medical College, BYL Nair Charitable Hospital (Mumbai). I have completed the International Vestibular Diploma organised by collaboration of 3 universities AVISA, UAE; MSA ENT Academy, Italy; Hypatia Training, England. I have won the best research award at International Vertigo Conference i.e Balancecon 2022. I have also received training in Counselling (Robert Carkhuff Model) organised by Institute of Human Technology, Mumbai. I am certified as a level 1 – Oral placement Therapist.
I am very passionate about “THE BRAIN” it intrigues me how it functions with such vast network to perform the biggest action to the smallest reaction hence you will always find me looking for answers to ‘how’ and ‘why’ a particular thing happened. When I am not working you will always find me doing or exploring something new; Be it place, hobby or food.