ince its inception in in October 1998 till October 1999, the Institute provided multi disciplinary rehabilitatory service to nearly 900 people with various neurological disabilities.  This includes children with developmental speech and language disorders, learning disability, autism and related disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental retardation, adults with stroke and aphasia, Parkinsonism and the elderly with dementia.           

Nearly 45 children with autism educable mental retardation, learning disability and hearing impairment are undergoing special education and training in the Special Daily Development School, run by the Institute in its premises.           

The Institute is extending the services of its multidisciplinary team of professionals on a regular bi-monthly basis to outreach clinic in the Primary Health Centre, located at Changarankulam. Malappuram district, Kerala.           

The Institute also conducted 8 special teachers training courses in order to develop an awareness among them that will help us in the early detection of cognitive and communicative disorders in children attending the regular schools.

Two training camps for the doctors of Primary Health Centres in Kerala were also held in order to provide refresher course in the field of cognitive and communicative disorders.           

The Institute conducted 2 National Seminars on Dementia and the other on Autism and related disorders. An autism registry of Kerala was also set up on this occasion. A workshop on Developmental language Disorders and Learning Disability was held to report the results of the research project conducted by the institute – “An Epidemiological Survey of Development Language Disorders and Learning Disability in School Children of Kerala”. The society has also brought out 2 brochures on “Is learning a problem for your child” and “How is your child’s Development:” for the distribution to Parents, Teachers, health professionals and the public. The society also helped in the registration of Parental Association of Children with Learning Disability which is playing an active role in promoting the activities of the society and in mobilising funds by way of donations. The society has succeeded in obtaining exemption of the donations made to the society from income tax, under section 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.           

The Institute also received an international expert team of the North – South Research Partnership from Holland who were on a visit to KRPLLD.           

Apart from the above service and academic activities, the Institute is actively engaged in research in the field of cognitive and communicative disorders in adults and children. An epidemological survey of developmental language disorders and learning disabilities among school children in Kerala has been completed. Another epidemiological survey to identify the causes and association of developmental language disorders and learning disability in Kerala is nearing completion.           

Three other research projects are in progress namely,     

Epidemiological survey of chronic neurologic illness among the elderly in Kerala, intervention programme for children with cerebral palsy and mental retardation and school based rehabilitation programme for children with learning disability.           

Another prestigious research project funded by UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) under School Health Care Programme has been launched by the Institute in Perimpilavu region of the State.