Occupational Therapy: Helping Children Participate in Life
“What exactly is occupational therapy?” It is one of the first questions parents ask after their child is diagnosed with autism. Many people imagine occupationa…
27 July 2026Read more →
Power Thoughts
Insights and stories for parents on the journey
In Retrospect…
Complex communication is one of the biggest factors that sets us humans apart from other life forms; yet we often tend to associate communication with speech, a…
26 July 2026Read more →
The Hidden Weight: Caring for Children with Autism in India
Autism, or more accurately, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is not just a medical diagnosis; it reshapes the lives of entire families. In India, where awareness…
25 July 2026Read more →
What Does Learning Look Like?
“You haven’t started Avaz for Krishna yet? How will he communicate?” “You are still carrying Krishna on your back? How will he become independent?” “You don’t e…
24 July 2026Read more →
Intruder In the Night
Wait, what was that? A dark silhoutte flitted across the terrace. It was about 1.15 am. Krishna had just settled down to sleep. His head was on my arm, growing …
21 July 2026Read more →
The Interview I Keep Thinking About
What twenty years in recruitment taught me about my child's future Some months ago, I sat in a client calibration call. We were reviewing candidates for a senio…
21 July 2026Read more →
After Us: The Paperwork of Love
Every parent reading this blog knows the question. Gayatri has written about it here — the one that arrives uninvited at 2 a.m., while you are cleaning a sofa o…
15 July 2026Read more →
Understanding ABA Beyond the Myths
“Is ABA good or bad?” I've been asked this question more times than I can count. Sometimes it comes from parents who have just received their child's autism dia…
12 July 2026Read more →
What Does Success Really Look Like for an Autistic Child?
Walk into any therapy centre or school, and one question echoes through the corridors: “Is my child improving?” It is a question every parent asks, every teache…
11 July 2026Read more →
The Mental Load Nobody Sees
Invisible cognitive load. Chronic vigilance. Decision fatigue. Uncertainty. All wonderful, accurate terms. What do they mean? I shoot upright in an instant. Fro…
6 July 2026Read more →
Power That Is
“Krishna is on the autism spectrum,” the doctor said. The words hit me like a freight train. Once I got over the shock, I assumed that a year or two of therapy …
29 June 2026Read more →
How does a child acquire language skills?
With the increase in the number of children having delayed speech and language development let us just explore early language acquisition . All living beings on…
26 June 2026Read more →