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Enabling self-determination
It has been 17 years from its formation and Sparsh Foundation is continuing its services for autistic children with enthusiasm that increases by the day.
It is the ninth ‘World Autism Awareness Day’ on April 2 and this year’s theme is ‘Toward Autonomy and Self-Determination’ where organisations involved with autistic children will discuss policies and approaches with regard to guardianship and the path to self-determination and legal capacity of persons with autism.
It has been 17 years from its formation and Sparsh Foundation is continuing its services for autistic children with enthusiasm that increases by the day. What began with three students is now a multi-city institution with eight branches and 500 children in both the Telugu States. On ‘World Autism Awareness Day’ (WAAD), Sparsh celebrates the unique talents and skills of these children.
“It is a day when one with autism is warmly welcomed and embraced in community events,” says Rehabilitation Practitioner at Sparsh, Vivek.
“Sparsh was started in 2005. We provide education, therapeutic and recreational services autistic children,” shares Director of the Foundation, Panchamukhi.
Recently, Sparsh Foundation received the ‘Best Institution Award’ from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, which was handed over by the President, Pranab Mukherjee. “The school provides therapies like Speech, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and many more for the children along with academic support for children with special needs,” adds the director.
“Autism is not a mental illness nor is caused by trauma,” informs Vivek. “The symptoms can be greatly reduced by early detection and intervention. It occurs four times more in boys than in girls, one in 68 children will be diagnosed as having autism and it is not a disease it is a condition,” he says.
