World Autism Awareness Day

Journalist Mugdha Kalra shares her journey of raising her autistic son, Madhav — marked by patience, acceptance, and celebrating everyday victories. From adapting parenting methods to founding a movement on neurodiversity awareness, she’s helping other parents reframe what truly matters.

Dr A K Kundra’s recent project is the Autism Guardian Village (AGV), a one-of-a-kind residential space in India designed exclusively for people with autism and their families.

Every year, different countries across the world take part in global Light-it-up-Blue campaign and light up their most iconic sites in blue to show their support for Autism.

There are more misconceptions circulating about Autism Spectrum Disorder than truths. On Autism Awareness Day, allow me to clear nine of them for you.