"The whole concept of ‘deaf and dumb’ going hand-in-hand is not correct,” says certified auditory verbal therapist Vahishtai Daboo. "Speech impairment can happen to children with normal hearing,” she said in an interview over Zoom on August 7, 2023. After "years of independent practice” at her residence, in 2019 Daboo founded "Integrated,” a center offering comprehensive services in audiology, speech and auditory verbal therapy and counselling services in Bombay’s Opera House area. "Early detection leads to early treatment… Maharashtra has not made auditory screening mandatory yet for new born babies, as is done in some other states,” she pointed out.......