Connecting the dots: How Ability Advocacy bridges parents, therapists, and tech in autism supportWhen Shivendra Upadhyay and Bibha Kumari’s son was diagnosed with autism, their personal journey sparked a larger mission—first with Twinkl...
10 Apr, 2025, 10.21 AM IST
World Autism Awareness Day 2024: Theme, date, history, significance and other detailsWorld Autism Awareness Day provides an opportunity to dispel myths surrounding the disorder and educate people about how autism impacts ind...
01 Apr, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
India Inc opens its doors to neurodiverse employeesCompanies in India like Accenture, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, Nagarro, and Lemon Tree Hotels are expanding diversity and inclusion programs to...
15 Apr, 2023, 06.34 AM IST
18 million Indians have autism: Learn more about 3rd most common developmental disorder; know the basics of parenting children with ASD1 to 1.5 per cent of children aged two to nine years are diagnosed with ASD.
02 Apr, 2023, 09.21 AM IST
MNCs embrace autistic people to improve diversityJPMorgan has hired people with autism in roles for application and software development, quality analysis and business analysis, playing to...
25 Nov, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
Why scientists are picking rats’ brainsBy studying the brain in a dish and rat brains together, scientists at NCBS hope to understand autism and, by extension, other disorders of...
14 Mar, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
- 'Nothing can be done' in genetic Fragile X Syndrome a myth
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) The absence of clinical medicine to treat Fragile X Syndrome, the most common known genetic cause of autism, does no...
19 Feb, 2017, 11.05 PM IST
Autistic children to finally get disability certificates after a wait of 15 yearsBoard comprising a clinical psychologist or rehabilitation psychologist, a psychiatrist and a paediatrician or a general physician.
27 Apr, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
An app comes to rescue for autistic children's parentsThe app Autism Care, contains information on schools, hospitals and psychologists, as well as facts on autism symptoms and care-giving tips.
12 Nov, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
SAP Labs India to recruit more individuals with Autism as part of global initiativeSAP Labs India is launching a new round of recruitment as a part of its global ‘Autism at Work’ initiative which focuses on individuals wit...
30 Jun, 2015, 02.00 PM IST
Music can help autism affected children: Ricky Kej"People, including children with autism, respond well to music when hardly anything around them has failed to attract their attention, whic...
25 Apr, 2015, 03.42 PM IST
SAP Labs to hire 60 people with autismAimed at harnessing talents of people affected by autism to work in technology-oriented jobs, SAP Labs today said it will employ around 60 ...
25 Aug, 2014, 06.52 PM IST
AIIMS programme to create awareness about autismHealth Secretary, Luv Verma said that the programme would certainly clear the misconceptions related to autism and would make people much m...
17 Apr, 2014, 04.01 PM IST
Leveraging skill sets of autistic individualsIT jobs that requires data to be fed and organised into the system are done in a fixed manner, hence can be done well by them.
02 Jul, 2013, 01.32 PM IST
SAP to globally employ people with Autism as software testersSAP sees a potential competitive advantage to leveraging the unique talents of people with autism, while also helping them to secure meanin...
02 Jun, 2013, 04.53 PM IST
SAP to work with Specialisterne to employ people with autismSAP said it will work globally with Specialisterne to employ people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality specialis...
22 May, 2013, 07.41 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi faults public policy for plight of differently-abledNAC Chairperson Sonia Gandhi said public policy has not kept pace with their needs and the differently-abled remained deprived of their rig...
11 Feb, 2013, 04.45 PM IST