When Helplessness Peaks
Watching your child hurt themself takes your feeling of helplessness as a parent to a different level. Krishna had a horrible weekend, and so did his parents. H…
10 March 2025Read more →
Power Thoughts
Insights and stories for parents on the journey
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – XII
Part 12: The Future I began this series in response to my son Krishna’s frustrating hospital experience. I am surely not the only autism parent to have gone thr…
3 March 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – XI
Part 11: False Cures, Real Vulnerability “Can’t we do SOMETHING, Doctor?” Trying to find an answer to that question, after Krishna was diagnosed as autistic, we…
24 February 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – X
Part 10: The Gut, The Brain, and Everything In Between “It is not autism, it is gut-ism,” my mother said when Krishna was six. At the time, she and I knew nothi…
17 February 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – IX
Part 9: Therapies, Choices, and the Long Road Between Our son Krishna was diagnosed as autistic about six years ago at NIMHANS. What happened next? Shock, devas…
10 February 2025Read more →
The Case of Manjamma’s Vanishing Relatives
“Is Manjamma’s work good?” my new neighbour asked me. This lovely young family had just relocated to India, and the lady was rediscovering the luxury of having …
6 February 2025Read more →
Parenting Is Tough
Parenting is tough. Parenting an autistic child who cannot express themselves is an order of magnitude tougher. And there is no book or guide to walk you throug…
3 February 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – VIII
Part 8: Labels, and the Way We See I started writing this series on autism awareness because I needed to share what I've learnt till now on my journey with Kris…
3 February 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – VII
Part 7: Behaviour Is Not the Problem My son Krishna loves to clap and play with his fingers. He also hits his hands, feet, and head against hard surfaces –…
3 February 2025Read more →
What Does “Normal” Really Mean?
Krishna, my 10-year-old son, is not “normal.” I wonder if your first reaction to this statement is: Why is she dissing her own son? I am not. Krishna is on the …
23 January 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – VI
Part 6: The Myth of the Emotionless Autistic Let me tell you a story. A story about perceptions and misconceptions. One day, we had guests visiting. It's a rar…
20 January 2025Read more →
Autism Awareness: A Mother’s Perspective – V
Part 5: What is Stimming in Autism? Krishna has always expressed excitement and happiness in a very particular way—by tensing his entire body and vigorously sh…
15 January 2025Read more →