In India, autism is still widely misunderstood and, outside of the large cities, often undiagnosed. This article is the first in a bimonthly series that will address early child development.
Report in the Lancet shows that children across the globe will hit the same milestones, as long as basic needs are met Indian children cool off on a hot day in Delhi. Photograph: Money Sharma/EPA [...]
I never stop being inspired by Teach for India. Their passion, their excitement, their total and utter commitment to what they do is incredible. If we could take their enthusiasm and bottle it, [...]
When CVT invited us for an art exhibition last week, we dropped everything to get over there to see it. The CVT team has long been famous for its creative approach to life: from making [...]
Young kids are the ones to watch nowadays. When Shaurya, age 14, or possibly 16, offered to do a film for us, we leaped. He arrived with an I-phone and a tripod and suddenly it was “lights, [...]
Tomorrow is World Autism Day. People around the world will be marking the day by wearing blue, lighting their buildings blue and hosting a wide range of activities to spread the word, create [...]
Stories have always been a big part of the daily round at Latika Vihar. We tell them in assembly, we read them out loud in the library and we encourage the children to share their own. But John [...]
Our Lecture Series is a bit of a Dehradun legend . . . beginning in 2005 with four events in one year, including a standing room only concert for inclusion in 2006 featuring the American folk [...]
Latika Roy Foundation was well represented at the recent International Autism conference in Delhi – organized by Action for Autism and featuring a wide range of world-class speakers [...]