Madhuram Narayanan Centre for Exceptional Children (MNC) was established in Chennai in December 1989. It provides early intervention services to children with developmental delays / mental retardation, with autistic tendencies, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorders (ADHD), microcephaly, hydrocephaly. Among these are also children with additional handicaps such as visual, hearing or physical impairments, as also children with brain damage due to various reasons such as antenatal / natal problems in mothers, birth asphyxia, illnesses in children during infancy and early childhood years.

The training is provided to children in the age group - birth to 6 years using the 'UPANAYAN' - Early intervention programme developed indigenously by an interdisciplinary team of experts in the Indchem Research and Development Laboratory promoted by the Sanmar Group.