Care of mother and child

• Appropriate and timely antenatal care and nutritional care for the expectant mothers, towards prevention of mental retardation
• Nutrition and continued pediatric care through infancy and early childhood years
• Multidisciplinary approach in diagnosis, treatment plan, family education and counseling

Medical and Counselling Interventions

• Genetic counseling to detect genetic anomalies and take informed decisions
• Nation wide network of genetic centres capable of providing diagnosis, counseling and antenatal diagnosis
• Training of laboratory personnel to strengthen expertise in cyto-genetics and molecular techniques
• Need for education of family members, care givers and siblings, and team building with other professionals for successful management
• Temperamental styles can be determined early and made stable
• Importance of identifying the source of problem- behavior/ whether, developmental/ psychological/ psychosocial
• Medications should be monitored by doctors prescribing the medicine. Usually medicines are not given for prolonged period.