World Autism Awareness Day – Family Guidance for Children of Autism

🌺 To commemorate World Autism Awareness Day, IAP Mumbai along with the Management of Cross Disability Early Intervention Centre/ Ali Yavar Jung Institute, organized an interactive session for parents of children with ASD on the 5th April 2024. The topic of discussion was Family Guidance for Children of Autism.

🌺The session started with the Institute coordinator Ms Punam introducing the subject and speakers, Dr Harvinder Kaur Palaha and Dr Reepa Aggarwal.
Both speakers were welcomed by chief educator, Dr Ms Bajwa

🌺Dr Reepa Aggarwal delivered an interesting and interactive talk on Nutrition and Toilet training.
The talk was peppered with personal experiences and was very interactive.The highlight of the talk was a story to emphasize the importance of toilet training.
Dr Reepa led the audience through various issues of nutrition in autism like refusal of food, chewing difficulties, food preferences and explained how a balanced diet can be given. Dr Harvinder Kaur took the session on subject of Immunization and personal hygiene in autistic children.
She explained the need for vaccination, the immunization schedule and importance of complete vaccination.
She also spoke about the Adverse effects following Immunization and immunization defaulters.
A short discussion on personal hygiene was also taken.
All in all, the whole session was very well appreciated and very interactive.

🌺Nearly 50 parents attended the session.
The Institute authorities were highly appreciative of efforts of IAP to arrange such awareness sessions.

🌺Team IAP Mumbai 🌺