Wednesday, Oct 08, 2008
Chennai: Promoted as a first for the country, the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University has introduced a one-year PG diploma course in learning disability among children (dyslexia).

According to clinical neuropsychologist B S Virudhagirinathan , who is a faculty member for the course, "The programme aims to target women, especially mothers of dyslexic children, in an attempt to increase their awareness and possibly make them self-employed . There are a lot of short-term unofficial courses being offered but this is the first time a medical university is doing so."


Divided into two semesters, the course will comprise four theory papers on psychology, clinical aspects of a child's development, history of learning disability and remedial measure . Students will have to work with two case studies and also complete a dissertation (project work), he said.

Interested candidates can send in their applications by October 24 as the authorities are looking to begin the course by November 1. For more details, log on to the website: www.tnmmu.ac.in