From The Diary Of A Mother Of An Autistic Child

  Do ‘inclusive’ Indian universities/colleges actually have the mindset and desire to include? As a journalist, I meet lot of organisations talking about including people with disabilities into their workforce. This gives me hope as a mother that my soon-to-be 18-year-old could get an opportunity to work with a leading corporate or even a new-age start-up. We have already applied to a host of universities in India which call themselves ‘inclusive’, but it makes me wonder whether Indian universities and colleges will be able to churn enough talent who are differently-abled who India Inc could hire?     Way back in 2007 when our son was three-years-old, we were running from pillar to post trying to find him a seat in a regular school. We were determined to mainstream him. While some of them politely refused an admission, the others were bold enough to admit that they were not capable of including a student on the Autism Spectrum. The only school which accepted him with ...