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let’s start with my story this is about
let’s start with my story this is about my son poorab who was born on 12 March
my son poorab who was born on 12 March
my son poorab who was born on 12 March 2009 he was a little Prince Charming a
2009 he was a little Prince Charming a
2009 he was a little Prince Charming a happy active loving bubbly chirpy child
happy active loving bubbly chirpy child
happy active loving bubbly chirpy child but around his first birthday
but around his first birthday
but around his first birthday he seemed to be regressing as if he’s
he seemed to be regressing as if he’s
he seemed to be regressing as if he’s creeping into a shell as if a bubble is
creeping into a shell as if a bubble is
creeping into a shell as if a bubble is starting to grow around him both me and
starting to grow around him both me and
starting to grow around him both me and my husband being doctors
my husband being doctors
my husband being doctors we were so concerned we felt something
we were so concerned we felt something
we were so concerned we felt something was not right within a few months he
was not right within a few months he
was not right within a few months he stopped looking at us stopped smiling
stopped looking at us stopped smiling
stopped looking at us stopped smiling stopped interacting stopped imitating us
stopped interacting stopped imitating us
stopped interacting stopped imitating us he became quiet he just lost the little
he became quiet he just lost the little
he became quiet he just lost the little tiny words he had started using he was
tiny words he had started using he was
tiny words he had started using he was trapped inside an invisible bubble as if
trapped inside an invisible bubble as if
trapped inside an invisible bubble as if we are not there he was detached it was
we are not there he was detached it was
we are not there he was detached it was then that our doubts were confirmed our
then that our doubts were confirmed our
then that our doubts were confirmed our child was on the autism spectrum now
child was on the autism spectrum now
child was on the autism spectrum now what is autism medically autism is a
what is autism medically autism is a
what is autism medically autism is a developmental condition usually reported
developmental condition usually reported
developmental condition usually reported between one and three years any child
between one and three years any child
between one and three years any child who has poor eye contact is not able to
who has poor eye contact is not able to
who has poor eye contact is not able to communicate his needs through pointing
communicate his needs through pointing
communicate his needs through pointing or gestures or small words who doesn’t
or gestures or small words who doesn’t
or gestures or small words who doesn’t want to interact or play with his peers
want to interact or play with his peers
want to interact or play with his peers or with his toys in a meaningful way who
or with his toys in a meaningful way who
or with his toys in a meaningful way who seems to be emotionally detached who
seems to be emotionally detached who
seems to be emotionally detached who wants to do the same kinds of activities
wants to do the same kinds of activities
wants to do the same kinds of activities again and again and again alone who
again and again and again alone who
again and again and again alone who seems to be out of sync gets extremely
seems to be out of sync gets extremely
seems to be out of sync gets extremely disturbed with some lights or sound or
disturbed with some lights or sound or
disturbed with some lights or sound or touch or seeks excessive touch or
touch or seeks excessive touch or
touch or seeks excessive touch or pressure or jumping who finds it
pressure or jumping who finds it
pressure or jumping who finds it difficult to focus and concentrate who
difficult to focus and concentrate who
difficult to focus and concentrate who is very rigid with his routines this
is very rigid with his routines this
is very rigid with his routines this child should be assessed and evaluated
child should be assessed and evaluated
child should be assessed and evaluated for autism and related conditions right
for autism and related conditions right
for autism and related conditions right away because many of these children are
away because many of these children are
away because many of these children are wrongly labeled as brats or misbehaved
wrongly labeled as brats or misbehaved
wrongly labeled as brats or misbehaved or badly parented when this
or badly parented when this
or badly parented when this nursers was handed over to me my only
nursers was handed over to me my only
nursers was handed over to me my only question was why why me and my child it
question was why why me and my child it
question was why why me and my child it was then that my mother asked me why not
was then that my mother asked me why not
was then that my mother asked me why not if God can shower you with so much
if God can shower you with so much
if God can shower you with so much happiness such great times
happiness such great times
happiness such great times why can’t he hand over a little
why can’t he hand over a little
why can’t he hand over a little challenge a little responsibility which
challenge a little responsibility which
challenge a little responsibility which he believes you would be able to do
he believes you would be able to do
he believes you would be able to do justice to after all what better way to
justice to after all what better way to
justice to after all what better way to put all your medical education to use
put all your medical education to use
put all your medical education to use but for your own child that was my first
but for your own child that was my first
but for your own child that was my first encounter with reality with accepting
encounter with reality with accepting
encounter with reality with accepting the fact that my child has autism with
the fact that my child has autism with
the fact that my child has autism with the help of my husband I could really
the help of my husband I could really
the help of my husband I could really stand up and come face to face with this
stand up and come face to face with this
stand up and come face to face with this actuality and I accepted the truth with
actuality and I accepted the truth with
actuality and I accepted the truth with complete faith in God just for the first
complete faith in God just for the first
complete faith in God just for the first thing that I did that day was I said
thing that I did that day was I said
thing that I did that day was I said goodbye to my medical career and I
goodbye to my medical career and I
goodbye to my medical career and I resigned from my job and I promised my
resigned from my job and I promised my
resigned from my job and I promised my child don’t worry baby I’m there to help
child don’t worry baby I’m there to help
child don’t worry baby I’m there to help you overcome your challenges so that you
you overcome your challenges so that you
you overcome your challenges so that you can live in this very world with all
can live in this very world with all
can live in this very world with all your differences
your differences
your differences just for information autism doesn’t come
just for information autism doesn’t come
just for information autism doesn’t come with a sure-shot remedy so far it just
with a sure-shot remedy so far it just
with a sure-shot remedy so far it just comes away and there are few reliable
comes away and there are few reliable
comes away and there are few reliable therapy approaches that are available to
therapy approaches that are available to
therapy approaches that are available to help these children so there was a
help these children so there was a
help these children so there was a series of rounds to the doctors to the
series of rounds to the doctors to the
series of rounds to the doctors to the therapist to the professionals many of
therapist to the professionals many of
therapist to the professionals many of them clearly mentioned that my child
them clearly mentioned that my child
them clearly mentioned that my child will never be able to live a complete
will never be able to live a complete
will never be able to live a complete fulfilled life and I wondered if a
fulfilled life and I wondered if a
fulfilled life and I wondered if a person has a limitation say for example
person has a limitation say for example
person has a limitation say for example we guys he doesn’t run after getting it
we guys he doesn’t run after getting it
we guys he doesn’t run after getting it treated he needs a pair of spectacles to
treated he needs a pair of spectacles to
treated he needs a pair of spectacles to help him live with that challenge live
help him live with that challenge live
help him live with that challenge live with that limitation comfortably I was
with that limitation comfortably I was
with that limitation comfortably I was looking for that tool that kind of
looking for that tool that kind of
looking for that tool that kind of spectacles for my child so that I can
spectacles for my child so that I can
spectacles for my child so that I can help him live with his challenge and
help him live with his challenge and
help him live with his challenge and come at par with the world this was a
come at par with the world this was a
come at par with the world this was a challenge and I kind of took the
challenge and I kind of took the
challenge and I kind of took the steering wheel in my own hands I started
steering wheel in my own hands I started
steering wheel in my own hands I started reading exploring and this
reading exploring and this
reading exploring and this I started to learn from the therapist
I started to learn from the therapist
I started to learn from the therapist and professionals I did
and professionals I did
and professionals I did autism training programs and took up
autism training programs and took up
autism training programs and took up some really effective inspiring powerful
some really effective inspiring powerful
some really effective inspiring powerful courses in autism management gradually
courses in autism management gradually
courses in autism management gradually all my wives started getting answered
all my wives started getting answered
all my wives started getting answered why did I spend my entire youth in
why did I spend my entire youth in
why did I spend my entire youth in trying to understand and study the human
trying to understand and study the human
trying to understand and study the human brain everything started to fall in
brain everything started to fall in
brain everything started to fall in place it all seems so relevant now and
place it all seems so relevant now and
place it all seems so relevant now and as I really entered this world of autism
as I really entered this world of autism
as I really entered this world of autism I started looking at my child in a
I started looking at my child in a
I started looking at my child in a completely new light he was wired so
completely new light he was wired so
completely new light he was wired so differently and whatever trainings I did
differently and whatever trainings I did
differently and whatever trainings I did my son was my best teacher so we started
my son was my best teacher so we started
my son was my best teacher so we started our sessions with him and he started
our sessions with him and he started
our sessions with him and he started responding to the awesome time that we
responding to the awesome time that we
responding to the awesome time that we were spending together he started
were spending together he started
were spending together he started opening up he started connecting we
opening up he started connecting we
opening up he started connecting we could build a little bridge to his heart
could build a little bridge to his heart
could build a little bridge to his heart the bridge is still quite shaky but we
the bridge is still quite shaky but we
the bridge is still quite shaky but we do get to visit his feelings and
do get to visit his feelings and
do get to visit his feelings and emotions every once in a while and that
emotions every once in a while and that
emotions every once in a while and that is priceless I was filled with a new
is priceless I was filled with a new
is priceless I was filled with a new energy to share all that I had learned
energy to share all that I had learned
energy to share all that I had learned with the other parents who were in the
with the other parents who were in the
with the other parents who were in the same boat with me and this was how the
same boat with me and this was how the
same boat with me and this was how the idea of starting a school for children
idea of starting a school for children
idea of starting a school for children with autism was born
with autism was born
with autism was born sunrise learning was born so what do we
sunrise learning was born so what do we
sunrise learning was born so what do we do here
do here
do here first we try to find and identify a
first we try to find and identify a
first we try to find and identify a child’s interests whatever drives him
child’s interests whatever drives him
child’s interests whatever drives him whatever he is fascinated with it could
whatever he is fascinated with it could
whatever he is fascinated with it could be even a fixation with an object or a
be even a fixation with an object or a
be even a fixation with an object or a toy sometimes it’s animals or cars or
toy sometimes it’s animals or cars or
toy sometimes it’s animals or cars or maybe a xylophone then we work around
maybe a xylophone then we work around
maybe a xylophone then we work around those interests to strike a chord with
those interests to strike a chord with
those interests to strike a chord with that child to help him build human
that child to help him build human
that child to help him build human connections more than object connections
connections more than object connections
connections more than object connections and give a specific anecdote of Dersch
and give a specific anecdote of Dersch
and give a specific anecdote of Dersch Darsh was our second child at sunrise
Darsh was our second child at sunrise
Darsh was our second child at sunrise after my son Horeb when he came to us
after my son Horeb when he came to us
after my son Horeb when he came to us his love was animals specifically
his love was animals specifically
his love was animals specifically elephants and our team literally lived
elephants and our team literally lived
elephants and our team literally lived the jungle safari every day
the jungle safari every day
the jungle safari every day elephant masks elephant trunks elephant
elephant masks elephant trunks elephant
elephant masks elephant trunks elephant tusks
tusks
tusks we even emitted elephant sounds pow-pow
we even emitted elephant sounds pow-pow
we even emitted elephant sounds pow-pow pow-pow pow-pow which only he taught us
pow-pow pow-pow which only he taught us
pow-pow pow-pow which only he taught us and we became walking talking elephants
and we became walking talking elephants
and we became walking talking elephants and needless to say he found his best
and needless to say he found his best
and needless to say he found his best friends in us he started opening up he
friends in us he started opening up he
friends in us he started opening up he started connecting he started
started connecting he started
started connecting he started communicating with us in his own
communicating with us in his own
communicating with us in his own beautiful ways he started speaking to us
beautiful ways he started speaking to us
beautiful ways he started speaking to us it was all like a beautiful miracle we
it was all like a beautiful miracle we
it was all like a beautiful miracle we even went to elephant picnics his mother
even went to elephant picnics his mother
even went to elephant picnics his mother was really happy she still supports the
was really happy she still supports the
was really happy she still supports the sunrise vision with us unbelievable
sunrise vision with us unbelievable
sunrise vision with us unbelievable isn’t it all this for being an elephant
isn’t it all this for being an elephant
isn’t it all this for being an elephant so there are many such anecdotes which
so there are many such anecdotes which
so there are many such anecdotes which come to state that autistics are not
come to state that autistics are not
come to state that autistics are not less than their peers they are different
less than their peers they are different
less than their peers they are different they love their world where they are in
they love their world where they are in
they love their world where they are in they are very happy in their own little
they are very happy in their own little
they are very happy in their own little bubble very happy in their own worlds if
bubble very happy in their own worlds if
bubble very happy in their own worlds if we wish to connect with them we need to
we wish to connect with them we need to
we wish to connect with them we need to enter that bubble enter their world be
enter that bubble enter their world be
enter that bubble enter their world be with them there find our connection and
with them there find our connection and
with them there find our connection and help them bring them out into this world
help them bring them out into this world
help them bring them out into this world only when they are ready also we need to
only when they are ready also we need to
only when they are ready also we need to sensitize our society about autism and
sensitize our society about autism and
sensitize our society about autism and about these special and different people
about these special and different people
about these special and different people you know there are many famous people
you know there are many famous people
you know there are many famous people who are on the autism spectrum who are
who are on the autism spectrum who are
who are on the autism spectrum who are famous for such good reasons there are
famous for such good reasons there are
famous for such good reasons there are authors musicians scientists actors
authors musicians scientists actors
authors musicians scientists actors educationists before becoming successful
educationists before becoming successful
educationists before becoming successful and famous grown-ups their childhoods
and famous grown-ups their childhoods
and famous grown-ups their childhoods must have faced some really rough times
must have faced some really rough times
must have faced some really rough times and they are beautiful people they are
and they are beautiful people they are
and they are beautiful people they are pure and innocent they don’t know how to
pure and innocent they don’t know how to
pure and innocent they don’t know how to tell lies or cheat or bully they don’t
tell lies or cheat or bully they don’t
tell lies or cheat or bully they don’t know how to make fun of others in fact
know how to make fun of others in fact
know how to make fun of others in fact they don’t even get to know when others
they don’t even get to know when others
they don’t even get to know when others are making fun of them in sarcastic ways
are making fun of them in sarcastic ways
are making fun of them in sarcastic ways because they don’t understand walking
because they don’t understand walking
because they don’t understand walking body language the only understands
body language the only understands
body language the only understands simple literal language if at all they
simple literal language if at all they
simple literal language if at all they do so how should we accept them first
do so how should we accept them first
do so how should we accept them first let’s not label any child who behaves
let’s not label any child who behaves
let’s not label any child who behaves laughs cries plays runs differently as
laughs cries plays runs differently as
laughs cries plays runs differently as badly
badly
badly shut up any child who screams on the
shut up any child who screams on the
shut up any child who screams on the streets as misbehaved he could be having
streets as misbehaved he could be having
streets as misbehaved he could be having a sensory meltdown he could be autistic
a sensory meltdown he could be autistic
a sensory meltdown he could be autistic second we have to and we should teach
second we have to and we should teach
second we have to and we should teach our normal or neurotypical children to
our normal or neurotypical children to
our normal or neurotypical children to be good and nice to people or children
be good and nice to people or children
be good and nice to people or children who are different third we need to
who are different third we need to
who are different third we need to really understand and accept and support
really understand and accept and support
really understand and accept and support specialness and we need to celebrate
specialness and we need to celebrate
specialness and we need to celebrate uniqueness the least we can do is help
uniqueness the least we can do is help
uniqueness the least we can do is help them find acceptance in our society we
them find acceptance in our society we
them find acceptance in our society we need to invite them to parties conduct
need to invite them to parties conduct
need to invite them to parties conduct sports events dance events music
sports events dance events music
sports events dance events music competitions fashion shows art events
competitions fashion shows art events
competitions fashion shows art events you know help them compete help them win
you know help them compete help them win
you know help them compete help them win and that’s exactly what we are trying to
and that’s exactly what we are trying to
and that’s exactly what we are trying to do and this I believe is just the
do and this I believe is just the
do and this I believe is just the beginning as a next step we wish to
beginning as a next step we wish to
beginning as a next step we wish to create bigger and better learning and
create bigger and better learning and
create bigger and better learning and earning opportunities for these children
earning opportunities for these children
earning opportunities for these children my journey so far with these children
my journey so far with these children
my journey so far with these children has taught me a few important things
has taught me a few important things
has taught me a few important things about myself and about my lives first
about myself and about my lives first
about myself and about my lives first first I’m Way happier in teaching these
first I’m Way happier in teaching these
first I’m Way happier in teaching these children than postgraduate doctors for
children than postgraduate doctors for
children than postgraduate doctors for sure
sure
sure second happiness is a choice we make
second happiness is a choice we make
second happiness is a choice we make every single day of our life and third
every single day of our life and third
every single day of our life and third our response to any situation is based
our response to any situation is based
our response to any situation is based on our belief system you know we have
on our belief system you know we have
on our belief system you know we have been brought up to believe that
been brought up to believe that
been brought up to believe that different is bad and normal is good I
different is bad and normal is good I
different is bad and normal is good I think it’s time we should stop looking
think it’s time we should stop looking
think it’s time we should stop looking at different in a bad way so next time
at different in a bad way so next time
at different in a bad way so next time if you see a person with a difference
if you see a person with a difference
if you see a person with a difference except her specialness with open arms
except her specialness with open arms
except her specialness with open arms teach him help him to live his life with
teach him help him to live his life with
teach him help him to live his life with dignity and confidence with his
dignity and confidence with his
dignity and confidence with his challenges and help him identify his
challenges and help him identify his
challenges and help him identify his strengths he might be having many so
strengths he might be having many so
strengths he might be having many so next time life throws a challenge at you
next time life throws a challenge at you
next time life throws a challenge at you please don’t ask why ask why not why not
please don’t ask why ask why not why not
please don’t ask why ask why not why not a dad
a dad
a dad why not bring about a real and
why not bring about a real and
why not bring about a real and meaningful change in your life as well
meaningful change in your life as well
meaningful change in your life as well as that of others thank you
as that of others thank you
as that of others thank you [Applause]
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