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From Arvind's Desk
In our world exclusivity is common in education, but it is not practical. We have advanced our educational systems but we have failed to develop our society in the same way.
By creating exclusive schools rather than inclusive public ones, we isolate students. In many countries abroad children are taught how to interact and play with students who have autism. Do we have that same vision here?
I support the Gurukulam system where I feel respected and my opinions are accepted. However even in these friendly environments, children often know nothing about how to interact with special needs students.
Here we can do a work in general in books.
In India, still universities are not equipped to accommodate students with Autism. It is high time for colleges and universities to teach the lessons of Diversity to its students. How to respect the students from diversity and how support should be given to them from empathy, not sympathy, should be the part of any colleges or schools during the first days of admission to all students. Aravind is pursuing his degree in IGNOU, online and dreams to have inclusive colleges.
Arvind lives with his mother, Radha in Chennai and guides children to recalibrate at Gurukulam, an Autism Support centre