18 months of speech + OT in parallel. 6+ hrs/week of therapy, ₹38,000/month, meltdowns rising, no shared plan.
Entered Phase 1 — Connection, Engagement & Regulation
- Meltdowns down from 5–6/day to 1–2/day in 8 weeks
- Sustained eye contact during play returned within 6 weeks
- Moved into Phase 2 at month 5; speech work now compounds
For the first time in two years, we knew exactly what we were doing each week — and we could see it working.
