Autism
Can Drama Therapy Help People with Autism?
Linish, who has Asperger’s Syndrome, lauds the Drama for Autism course conducted by Dr. Parasuram Ramamoorthi’s organization, Velvi, and stresses the benefits of theatre for improving social competence in people with autism spectrum disorders. When…
Is she like this from birth?
and other annoying questions that parents of children with disabilities do not want to hear. Ruchika Sethi Takkar, a mother who is raising a daughter with multiple challenges, helps you out by sharing the 13 most awkward questions that she has…
There is music in everything I hear
International Autism Awareness Day 2016 #autismawareness Activist Kavitha Krishnamoorthy, who has pioneered several supportive programs to facilitate children with autism explore their creative selves, relates the magical effect music has on her son…
When therapy harms instead of healing
In India, child therapy takes place behind closed doors without any parental supervision or social regulation. Are we wating for something untoward to happen to these vulnerable kids, asks outraged mother Preetha Anoop and …
Be The Best Advocate For Your Child
What do you do and where do you start when you get a diagnosis for autism? Hear it from Juhi Ramani, co-founder of I Support Foundation, which offers education for special needs children and the underprivileged. “I remember all the…
My special child
What does it take to bring up a child with Asperger’s Syndrome? Mousumi Dutta shares her experience - straight from the heart. Aria, my second child, was due in mid January 1999.... but due to my blood pressure fluctuations, and a bit of…
