Special Needs

There are books and then there are books like ‘Down Syndrome Parenting 101: Must-Have Advice for Making Your Life Easier’, which true to its title, gives the readers...

Recently I posted this video of Aarshia on my Facebook Page, rehearsing for a short speech which she had to present in her class the next day. To...

Education is every child’s RIGHT! And, whether the child is typical or has special needs does not take that right away or tweak it in the way a...

I had always thought of writing letters to my daughter, long before she was even born. So madly in love I was with this ‘image’ of having a...

 Starting a project with my daughter 'Aarshia' on reading sentences. Now that she can recognise, read and write alphabets, knows phonic sounds ( not entirely though), I think...

“What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our head of how it’s supposed to be” Last week I got an opportunity to meet two...

A dear friend and a fellow parent of a daughter  with Down syndrome always refers to ‘Inclusion’ as a ‘double-edged sword,’ explaining how in absence of good inclusion...

Does your doctor need some 'special needs' sensitivity training? Cause mine does. She is not a paediatrician (thankfully) but a paediatric cardiologist.  We had to meet her two...

This video is India's official entry for World Down syndrome Congress and It would touch your heart in more ways than one. I had tears in my eyes...

Fluency in reading is a crucial skill that goes beyond simply reading fast. It’s about accuracy, expression, and most importantly, understanding...

Few years ago after the diagnosis of my daughter, when I was still seeking the answers of some questions and  learning to deal with the new place I...

Now, before I start getting the flak for it, let me explain the meaning of “Inspirational Porn”. Inspirational porn means fabricating an ordinary deed or action as something extraordinary....