A Hyderabad NGO showcases talents of kids with special needs

Featured By Prutha Chakraborty December 8, 2022 Read the article

Real superheroes live in the hearts of small children fighting big battles. Dr Neena Rao can vouch for that.

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When her 12-year-old son Harshvardhan was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in 2013, Dr Rao knew that life ahead was not going to be easy.

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Now 24, Harshvardhan is an immensely happy individual today.

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Her son’s condition inspired her to start Margika in Hyderabad in July 2017.

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Helping Dr Rao in her project is Dr Matcheri Keshavan, professor of psychiatry at Harvard University, who is on the organisation’s advisory board.

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Dr Rao wants to now share thought-provoking insights and heartfelt stories of other young people with special needs through a coffee table book titled Mindscapes.

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“The objective behind this coffee table book is to celebrate these children’s lives."

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The book is an outcome of a virtual talent show the NGO organised during the pandemic.

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The book is a compilation of art and poetry written by several young people with special needs.

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It also “attempts to move beyond the clinical and academic nature of discussions” and “explores the role of artistic expression as a healing tool”.

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