Educational therapy is a form of therapy that focuses on improving specific skill deficits/learning differences in children. Educational therapy consists of intervention programmes that seek to address underlying causes of learning differences rather than simply treating the symptoms. The term educational therapy is not very commonly used in Sri Lanka as the term is mainly associated with a specific type of therapy known as NILD therapy. NILD therapyA NILD educational therapist providing one-on-one support to a learnerNILD in the US introduced this therapy to assist neurodiverse learners. NILD educational therapy is a programme that focuses on developing key competencies in areas such as cognition, perception, emotion, and academics.

Source: The Nation October 03, 2021 18:56 UTC