Department of Education, University of Jammu, Jammu, India

Ritu Kalgotra, BEd, MEd, PhD is a doctorate from the Department of Education, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Currently, she is teaching at the School Education Department. Her main research is on individuals with intellectual disabilities, developmental disorders and autism spectrum disorder, which includes designing and testing interventions through experimental research on the children with intellectual disabilities using applied behaviour analysis on the social skills using social skills training, special education (language skills-listening, speaking, reading and writing skills) using communicative language teaching approach and literacy-rich approach, motor skills using aerobics fitness program and behaviour disorders using music therapy. Presently, she is working on development and testing of innovative interventions for the individuals with intellectual disabilities and systems of inclusion in education for the children with disabilities. She has had many research publications in national and international journals to her credit.