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  “I think if you are a neurotypical, accept the difference in people among yourself. I see fighting, competition in your life instead of peace” . Our # selfadvocac y  series featured Aadi. He is one of the co-authors of Talking Fingers.                                        Aadi’s thoughts come straight from his heart, and a common thread that runs strong is self-acceptance. Here are his thoughts on cognitive diversity   “Cognitive diversity I think need to be discussed more in detail.i feel it should be included in school system,where they can accept the children with different thinking and based on our dependent needs .I always felt during my education they don't know about my writing and my knowledge in academics how I follow their teaching.Teachers always try to underesti...

   "Diversity is not justified by obligation, but by respect".  Navneet Kulkarni, expresses his thoughts on Myautismgalaxy.com . He is the author of multiple books, including his recent one, "Answering the unanswered".  Navneet believes, Autism is his divinity. He has featured on this blog in our self advocacy series.                      When I approached his mother, she mentioned that cognitive diversity was one of his favourite topics. Reading his writing, I could fathom his enthusiasm  for the topic. Reiterating the point that they delve deeply into a topic of interest. Diversity is unique not the same Diversity is full of varieties Diversity is division of one with many Diversity is part of our life Diversity is everywhere and in everything Diversity is dilution  of energy in different form Diversity is like the hulk of the mind . Diversity is in mind.. Diversity is in actio...

  Tarun Paul Mathew, 17 years old, is mainly a non-speaking autistic who types to communicate. In his words, “I would like to consider himself a free thinker. My sensory overload surely keeps life racing between the fight and flight modes. I also get upset by people talking lots and without purpose. Music, kind people and nature helps me a lot to stay calm.”  Tarun featured in our blog in the series,   self- advocacy  His thoughts on cognitive diversity is based on this post. He is also the co-author of Talking Fingers. He shares a beautiful analogy of a prism, which actually brings out the beauty of a mundane white light.  My thoughts on cognitive diversity and its importance in today's world   Why the need for diversity?   Makes coping with hardships lot likely more possible . Things reach better ends if varying participant perspectives are included in all cases . The faster we reduce diversity, the sooner our hour of final tryst with our future su...

                Aratrik Dey, has his own blog, https://aratrikdey.blogspot.com/.  A deep thinker, Aratrik's musings lend themselves to contemplation and philosophical discussions. He can now express himself thanks to the AAC, Avaz.  He first featured on our page,  in the #voicesforinclusion series. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02EXebS2WEYDhi87rfPiBQ8T2pfVesS31PJ1GvaUfESH2GZtHDDUbLrASkXbmhvMnol&id=100064789323792&mibextid=Nif5oz .He is also one coauthor of the book, Talking Fingers. His earnings go to charity.  #cognitivediversity 3 To me diversity education is important for training all people. Understand future of knowledge depends on how the world looks to all independent minds. Unlike Temple Grandin, I think in words. Observing is not working at all for me.  Respect for all kinds of diversity is required for the good of the humanity. I will explain the need for educating people...

  Aditi Sowmyanarayan is  a neurodivergent 17-year-old blogger and writer who uses text to speech to communicate. Aditi goes to ishanya India foundation in Bangalore. An avid blogger, she blogs on www.smallstepbigthought.blogspot.com Aditi’s first fiction novella - With You Right Through, is available on kindle and kindle app worldwide. Bookosmia, a leading online publishing platform for under 18s, regularly publishes her writing. Aditi is a freelance writer with Avaz, the company that makes the text to speech app for autism, Avaz. She has contributed her perspectives to Talking Fingers, the first of its kind book in India that brings forth the perspectives of Indian non speaking autistics. Aditi also writes content for project lattice, a social media based initiative targeted at teens and young adults that aims to promote equality, acceptance and inclusion. She is the only neurodivergent  person on team Project Lattice. The Key Difference: Diversity is key to continuous ...

Cognitive series   Starting a new series on cognitive diversity. Two moms found this post https://care4autism.blogspot.com/.../understanding... and chose it to be a topic of discussion. The idea of a series was born there. We could get an interesting glimpse of their thoughts and their interpretations of cognitive diversity. Sanjith is a non speaking autistic and communicates mostly using Avaz.His mother, Prashanthi, read out the post to Sanjith. He has his own page, Rumble with Sanjith. Here are his views. Sanjith: I think no two people have the same thoughts. Prashanthi: When these people come together? Sanjith: They get innovative; new system will develop. Miracles happen on(with) discussion. Prashanthi: Where do you think change should come? Sanjith: Schooling, Teachers are to be educated, that not all kids learn in the same way.

 Dr.T.Sivakumar is the additional professor at the department of Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru. He has been working in the psychiatric rehabilitation program for over 10 years. Dr. Sivakumar is  also actively involved in inclusive, community living  projects. He is the recipient of the KJ Triveni award in 2021. A member of various professional bodies including Indian psychiatric society, Indian association of social psychiatry, he has published many papers as well. He is also the associate editor of the Journal of Psychological rehabilitation and Mental Health. Here is the interview. The UDID card and the Niramaya scheme have been discussed in detail.   1)  How does one get a UDID card? The UDID is a digitally created disability certificate. People need to log in to the official website, https://www.swavlambancard.gov.in . Click on the link to apply for a disability certificate & UDID card. Fill in the details and upload the relevant documents. (Photo, S...