Last year, on my son’s 10th birthday, I shared the news of his autism diagnosis with him right after he opened his birthday present. The...

  Humans hold many values close to their hearts, and among them, one that appears universally, is the value of connectedness and belonging. This value...

  “OK lets go over the list again. Who is invited to our party”? Furious scribbling and chatting and a hundred people list is jotted...

  “Can you please not do that” “Why” “No one else is doing it” “But no one else is me”. That is an exchange between...

  In my last blog I promised you some examples of visual aids you can use for non or pre verbal children.  Here are my...

  When I was young, I used to have a terrifying, recurring nightmare.  In some of these dreams, I was in danger and desperate to...

  Disclaimer: I hope this is not everyone’s experience but the impetus here is to highlight experiences that some women go through.  It is always...

  The recent images of floods in Pakistan, earthquake in Turkey and storms in US are a reminder of unpredictability of this world and the...

  On Monday this week, my autistic son, now 15, asked me what I was upset about. I hadn’t said I was upset. In fact,...

  Art can offer us an outlet  when emotions, feelings and thoughts are fragmented or unsettled. Every single dot and line that is placed on...