My Special Journey with Advaith

Feeling incredibly grateful and proud! ✨ I had the amazing opportunity to present my poster at the Neurodiversity Summit 2025 at Stanford University, California—a place that radiates innovation and inclusion. My topic was close to my heart: “Parental Job Coaching: Unlocking Employment Opportunities for ASD Individuals.” Sharing our journey—how I’ve supported my son in becoming an entrepreneur—was emotional and empowering. The response from attendees was overwhelming. So many people appreciated the work we’ve done together, and it reminded me how powerful love, belief, and hands-on learning can be. And here’s the part that makes this moment even more special: 🌾 I was born and brought up in a small village, studied in a Malayalam medium school, and today I stood at one of the best universities in the world. 🌍 This milestone isn’t just ours—it’s for every parent, educator, and child who dares to dream differently. 💙 To all the wonderful souls I met: thank you for your kindness and enco...

  Prerequisites:   Introduce Associative Matching like, Brush and toothpaste, Shirt and trousers, Plate and spoon etc   Complete the Two-piece & three-piece puzzles How to Introduce Sequencing: Step 1: Create Picture Cards Make picture cards of daily life activities such as brushing teeth, combing hair, and washing hands. Create three-step sequences using either original pictures or images from Google that match the child's level of understanding. Step 2: Take an A4 sheet and fold it. After that divide it into three parts and write 1,2,3. Keep that paper in front of the child, and the 3 picture cards (of any one action) in the left side in a random order. Then talk about that action and prompt the child to pick up the first step and keep it on the paper where we marked 1, then prompt the child to pick up the next step and keep it on the paper where we marked 2, repeat the same way for 3 too. Then use of prompts from physical prompts, verbal prompts, gest...

  SENIA International Smrithy Rajesh September 2024 SENIA World Changer Award Recipient Celebrating the remarkable achievements of Smrithy Rajesh, a dedicated advocate for inclusion, her family has turned personal challenges into a powerful movement for change. As a parent of a special needs child, she often felt anxious in public places due to society’s lack of empathy. Her resolve was tested when two staff members of Sri Lankan Airlines unjustly claimed that her autistic son would pose a threat to passengers if allowed to fly. Determined to prevent other families from facing similar trauma, she courageously filed a case against the airline for violating the Rights for People with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 in the Court of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Her victory not only brought justice for her son but also sparked a significant shift in the aviation industry, prompting all Indian airlines to enforce the RPWD Act and ensure that everyone has the right to fl...

  Our bad experience with SriLankan Airline staff Details explained in the following link Smrithy Rajesh - YOUR PREJUDICES DON'T DEFINE US I am sharing a... | Facebook The post was shared my may people and media took over the incident. Autistic boy denied boarding over 'threat' at Bengaluru airport | Bengaluru News - Times of India (indiatimes.com) SriLankan Airlines denies boarding to autistic boy. Family recounts harrowing ordeal - India Today Fellow parents, here is good news for all of us. I hope you remember our bad experience with SriLankan airlines while travelling to the Maldives. Children or adults with special needs should get the dignity that they deserve. And finally we are getting justice.. My sincere thanks to Chief Commisioner for Person's with Disability Mr.Rajesh Agarwal sir for his great support for us. He stood with us in all the hearings throughout the court proceedings. I am very happy and proud today because I was able to make this change for our c...

Today, I was driving back home after dropping Addu to Pragati. Due to heavy traffic, vehicles were moving very slowly and I was driving peacefully, listening to music. Addu went happily to Pragati giving a sweet flying kiss to me, and I was driving back with that happiness. Then suddenly, memories started flashing in my mind.  I remembered the time when  I would struggle in this kind of traffic with Addu. There are so many unpleasant memories, and now we have come a long long way. I learned to drive 12 years ago to take Addu to therapies. It was a very difficult time in my life. Everyone was blaming me saying that bad parenting had led to Addu's autism. Not only that, everyone was concerned about my husband's job and how he should be able to focus on his job. So they wanted me to stay elsewhere with the kids so that he could concentrate better. But I wanted to continue in Bangalore to keep myself away from all the negative people. I realized that I was experiencing depression ...