My Special Journey with Advaith

Introduction I am Smrithy. On completion of Post Graduation in Mathematics, I started working as a lecturer. After marriage, I shifted to Bangalore with my husband and was enjoying my life as a house wife. We are blessed with two children, Adhithya who is 12 years old and studying in Class VII and Advaith, who is diagnosed with Autism. When my son was diagnosed with Autism, I decided to do a course in Special Education in Autism and now work as a Special Educator to assist other families and children with Autism. I am the Special Educator, Speech Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Sports Instructor, for my son. I created a YouTube channel for helping other kids and families, where I upload videos depicting how I teach reading, writing, typing, arts and sports activities like cycling, swimming, roller-skating, badminton, scooter board and basketball. I have already uploaded over a hundred videos on my channel and I ensure that they are done step-by-step, for ease of u

Prepared and Presented by Smrithy M 9  March 2013 Submitted to K arnataka P arents A ssociation for M entally R etarded C itizens for Diploma in Special Education (Autism) Acknowledgement My sincere thanks to Dr.Shilpa Rao – For providing the right guidance to me whenever I was stuck through entire program. Dr.Veronica Mathais – For providing moral support and flexibility to complete this course including the dissertation. Sarbani Mallick – For supporting & guiding me in my difficult times & motivating me to work for my child. Rajesh – My husband who helped me in formatting this dissertation document. Adhithya – My elder child who inspired me to take this topic in dissertation. Advaith – My younger son diagnosed with Autism who‘s cooperation and step by step progress kept my motivation level high. Samyuktha Lakshmi & her parents for sharing & allowing the article to use in this dissertation. Thanks to all parents