About School
The VKM Special School is a Kerala-based Institute that provides world-class medical and developmental assistance to mentally-challenged youth, with the objective of facilitating their gradual integration into the mainstream of society. Staffed by a team of trained, experienced and committed professionals, the focus areas of the Institute include Early Identification, Remedial Correction, Rehabilitative Intervention, Special Education, Vocational Training and Placement for children with various Neuro- developmental Disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy,Autism and other mental Disabilities.
The staff at VKM Special School comprise trained professionals skilled in the areas of physiotherapy, child development, and vocational training, committed to providing necessary care and corrective intervention to mentally challenged children between the ages of 3 yrs to 18 yrs. Largely focused on children from economically backward families, the Institute has, over the years, been able to provide necessary medical and rehabilitation assistance to hundreds of such children from all over the state of Kerala. The Institute is recognized by the Departments of Education and Social Welfare, Government of Kerala.
The school has its own travel facilities to pick up the children from remote pockets of Irimbiliyam, Valanchery, Edayoor, Marakkara, Athavanad, Moorkanadu, Kuttippuram, Pulamanthol, Kuruva, Thirunavaya and Thiruvegapura panchayaths. The total number of patients benefiting from the Institute on a regular basis is 265, with a daily attendance of 40-50.
