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Developmental Challenges
Discussions about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome ADHD and other developmental challenges that your child may be facing
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Grasping Conversations Can Be Hell For Us
Linish Balan, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, gives us an insight into how individuals with autism face difficulties...
Look, I Can Surf The Seas Fearlessly!
Chinnappa Mathanda, a parent of a child with special needs and one of the people behind aSpecialWorld talks to...
Should You Consider Chair Yoga?
Chair Yoga, a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair or standing using a chair for support, is...
We Changed Schools Again and Again To Give My Son Better Options
Changing schools is a difficult choice and one not made lightly. But 20 year old Sahil’s educational journey made him...
Co-existence of Caregiving and Nourishing Oneself
Jyotsna Kumar talks about her caregiving roles - as a mother of daughter with Cerebral Palsy and as a daughter. With a...
I want To Make Aditi's Corner Big One Day
Aditi’s Corner in Navi Mumbai is run by Aditi Verma, who has Down’s Syndrome. This is the story of how Aditi started a...
Managing the Double A - Autism and Adolescence
An autism dad’s honest story of managing adoloescence and puberty with a positive attitude. Journalist Bhanu Pande...
Every Little Step, Every Drop In The Ocean Counts
Minu Budhia and daughter Preeyam Budhia, co-founders of Café ICanFlyy in Kolkata, a café which employs individuals...
Narrative Therapy and Its Benefits To Families
Raviraj Shetty, a lead Therapist, Supervisor and Project Manager at Ummeed Child Development Center talks about his...
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Child ability to speak
My daughter is 6 yrs old but still she can't talk properly.she can't say one complete sentence having more than 3...
Learning Disability
My son is a very slow learner (60% IQ). I am a teacher. But for my own case i am helpless. My son had epilepsy seizures...
Medical Insurance for mental and intellectual issues
Question from Hope Foundation, Mumbai:
We have now 50 individuals of varying mental and intellectual issues being...
Would you like to develop an inclusive play space - where children of all abilities can play together?
Have you been thinking about creating this dream play space for your child or for children you know who would love to...
Please support VaccesS, a 2 Day Expo at Vidya Sagar, Chennai
Vidya Sagar (Formerly, The Spastics Society of India), a 30 year old non-profit organisation working with persons...
Neighbourhood reactions to child with autism
Just came across this news report from California and while this may be extreme, would be great to hear typical issues...
How much therapy can a child take?
This is a question that troubles parents all the time. And even more when a child is on the autism spectrum. How do you...
Talking about autism
Sesame Street has introduced a new muppet with autism - a girl called Julia. Do you think this will help more people (...
Apps for Autism
This is one of the apps for Autism I came across and an interesting TED Talk by Ajit Narayanan
"The girl's name is...
Awkward no more
A great reminder - just treat us the way you would want to be treated and we'll all be OK
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Accepting Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
If you know any one in your family, neighbourhood, friend circle who is on the autism spectrum, please read and...
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