Mental health in children encompasses intelligence, social ability, education, healthy emotionality and behavior. The Child Guidance Team at Manas works with children who have problems and difficulties in any of these areas of functioning. The consultants are drawn from the fields of Child Psychology, Special Education, Child Psychiatry, Speech Therapy, and Occupational Therapy. Childhood Disorders commonly treated at Manas include Autism, ADHD, Learning Disability, Conduct Disorders, Speech and Language Disorders, Developmental Delays, School Refusal etc. In addition to individual sessions for children and their families, Manas runs a Learning Centre, a Special School and Communication Workshops for children with special needs.

Many children have problems in reciprocal social interaction because of emotional deficits and developmental disorders. To address their difficulties, communication is broken down to its component skills, which are then taught through techniques like role play. Art is used as a medium of communication, with puppetry, craftwork, dance, music and movement classes. Through these workshops, participants learn to communicate effectively & express feelings appropriately, and adapt to social situations.