Parental Denial: A Conversation Of Value Visualizing a future for ourselves is a deeply human concept. Unlike other animals, humans tend to not just visualize, but plan, prepare and almost lock their future with a misguided sense of guarantee. We do everything in our ability…
The Dinner Table Talk! All that one could hear was the cluttering of utensils, as Ajay, Priya, and their fourteen-year-old son Arjun sat on the dinner table. The silence was palpable. A reminder of what had happened a few hours ago. Everyone was a little…
The Unheard Fear: Journey of a Parent Having a neurodiverse child is as much about acceptance, as it is about unlearning things to find a novel concept of normalcy in the way we understand life. This process of acceptance is both challenging and long, marred…
Smile Smile It was a quiet evening. The kind that leaves you wishing for words to fill the long silences. Kapil’s fingers tapped against the keys of the laptop hurriedly while Kripa sat a few feet away, holding herself tight as she juggled through some…
Farewell ’21 The end of the year gives us a great opportunity to reflect on the year that will soon be behind us, and recognize the efforts we put in making ourselves, and the world a better place in our own humble ways. At Brainpreneurs…
FESTIVITIES AND NEURODIVERSITY – CELEBRATING INCLUSION IN FESTIVALS Atharva held his mothers’ hands nervously. He had faint memories of last years’ Diwali, like a faint reminder of something barely recognizable anymore, and yet enough to instill fear in his young mind. He looked uncomfortable in…