The first and best step in Disability Management is the "early detection"! "Early detection" goes a long way in minimizing the level of disability in the child. This has to be done soon after any baby is born.

Some warning signs of inherent disability are : unusual colour of the baby, the delayed cry of the baby, respiratory distress; no response or delayed response to external stimuli, etc.

Every week, SPASTN's trained personnel fan out to Hospitals, Public Health Centres and to remote villages to screen new born babies for any signs of inherent or oncoming disability. Babies with high risk signs are then given appropriate intervention - and the parents are counselled accordingly.