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Prathibha Karanth is the founder of The Com DEALL Trust (2000)[1], an Indian non-profit working on disability, healthcare and women & children from Bengaluru.
The Com DEALL Trust
The Com DEALL Trust runs Communication DEALL, an Indian-developed early-intervention programme for children aged two to six with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental communication disorders. Founded by speech-language pathologist Dr Prathibha Karanth, the first programme began in Bengaluru on 1 November 2000 and uses an interdisciplinary team of speech therapists, occupational therapists and developmental psychologists. In November 2025 the trust marked 25 years and launched a mobile app to extend intervention plans to parents.
The Com DEALL Trust reports the following, on its own site:
- 10000+ Families Supported
- 20+ Affiliate Units
- 75% Children Mainstreamed
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- Bengaluru
- Founded
- 2000
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “Dr. Prathibha Karanth is the Founder Director and Managing Trustee of The Communication DEALL Trust.” — The Com DEALL Trust. Source
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