The Pollyanna Practice offers group therapy sessions designed to enhance:
• Social communication
• Teamwork
• Peer interaction skills

These groups cater to children aged 2 to 18 years and are carefully structured and developmentally appropriate.
Younger children focus on:
• Turn taking
• Waiting in a group
• Listening to peers
• Foundational social communication skills

Middle age group sessions focus on:
• Teamwork
• Collaborative play
• Social problem solving
• Flexibility

Older children focus on:
• Planning
• Prioritizing
• Organizing information
• Executive functioning skills

Group based intervention supports:
• Meaningful generalization of skills
• Application of skills in real world settings
• Transfer of skills beyond the therapy environment

The Pollyanna Practice offers intensive, goal-focused therapy programs for children based in Mumbai, across India and all around the world.
Programs are designed for families seeking accelerated progress through high frequency individualized sessions delivered by experienced therapists.

Services offered include:
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Feeding Therapy
• Occupational Therapy

Programs are:
• Structured
• Goal focused
• Individualized
• High frequency

Duration options include:
• Short term visits from 2 weeks to 2 months
• Extended stays from 2 to 6 months
Suitable for both local and outstation families.

The Pollyanna Practice offers an Extraclinical Therapy Program where our Speech-Language Therapist conducts sessions beyond the clinic to promote meaningful generalisation of skills. Sessions may take place in the child’s home, within school settings as transfer sessions, or through short-term intensive visits for out-of-station families.

Home and school-based sessions focus on embedding therapy goals into natural routines and academic environments to strengthen carryover. For families residing outside the city, we offer structured intensive blocks over 2–4 consecutive days, with multiple sessions per day to provide focused intervention, caregiver guidance, and active strategy implementation.

This approach ensures continuity of care and supports the application of therapeutic gains across real-life settings.

Supporting Development Early. Strengthening Foundations for Life. Early intervention is specialised, therapist-led support for children aged 2 to 6 years, during a critical period of brain development. It supports children who show developmental delays, are at risk of difficulties, or need structured help to build foundational skills for communication, regulation, and learning.

Early support strengthens neural pathways, prevents gaps from widening, and helps children transition more smoothly into preschool and formal learning.

Areas We Support:
• Sensory & Motor Development – body awareness, coordination, sensory regulation
• Speech & Language – receptive and expressive language, communication intent, AAC support
• Social Skills – joint attention, turn-taking, peer interaction, play
• Emotional Regulation – flexibility, coping skills, emotional understanding
• Learning Readiness – attention, early literacy, counting, letter awareness, task completion

Program Details:
• 16-week program
• 3 days per week (option for 5 days based on need)
• 2.5 hours per session
• Small mixed groups (approx. 3.5–6 years)
• Led by a multidisciplinary team (Speech-Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Special Educator)
• Two therapists present per session

Session Structure Includes:
Circle time with visual schedule, themed unit-based learning, gross motor and language activities, structured table tasks, snack time (feeding and social communication support), sensory regulation activities, pre-academic stations, AAC integration where needed, and open-ended play for generalisation.
Our approach is therapist-led, play-based, individualised, and collaborative — ensuring children build strong developmental foundations for lifelong learning.