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- July 30, 2026

Smrithy was invited to present paper in Stanford university

Neurodiversity Summit 2025 at Stanford University, California

SENIA World Changer Award

Certificate for poster presentation

Case against Srilankan Airlines and its judgement for Special needs

Prejudice is not Justice

Paper Presented in International Autism Conference Mumbai on 24th Feb 2018

Paper Presented in the National Conferance Jaipur 9- 11 Nov 2017 - "Developing Communication Skills Using Assistive Devices and Technology"

Speaker at the Circle of Care 2026, Conferance Organized by Mitra for Life in Bangalore at NIMHANS Convention center on the topic " Special Education - INdependence"

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