Rituraj is from Udaipur, he is the first child to come to Sankalp, he came in at the age of 3.5 years. Rituraj is a child with ‘Cerebral Palsy’.
His mother Mrs Sonal Mathur has a PhD in Physics, and she was a Guest Lecturer and a Research Associate at Sukhadia University in Udaipur, until Rituraj was detected with the disorder. He has an elder sister and is very close to his father. While Sonal was giving birth to Rituraj, it so happened that there was oxygen deficiency, in medical terms, it is also known as ‘Birth Asphyxia’ and this led to Cerebral palsy. When he came into the center he had no control over his body and couldn’t do any communication relating to his needs relating to hunger, toileting etcetera. Also he had a very low vision. Proper exercises of the muscles relating to chewing and swallowing, along with building his communication skills was the most important intervention. Through physiotherapy, visual simulation, feeding training, communication training and special education (he was in the first batch of EI), within a year he showed a lot of improvement and therefore his parents had put him in a mainstream school. But therapy sessions for him were continued. It is only through Sankalp that Rituraj’s potential could got recognized and nourished. Mrs Sonal finds she is very lucky that she has a very supportive family and a strong marriage.
He loves going out to the park with his parents, listening to music and going shopping. He is very much attached to both his physiotherapists Dr Jaya and Dr Ruchi. And therefore this is a great motivation for him to keep coming back to Udaipur. Rituraj’s therapy is still continuing with Sankalp through online sessions. This is due to the immense trust family has in Sankalp. Mrs Sonal says that “It is only because of Sankalp that we are able to enjoy with Rituraj and he is able to enjoy with us.”