When Inclusion Becomes Belonging

At seventeen, my son on the autism spectrum has taught me something profound: understanding another person does not always require changing him. Sometimes, it is about changing the way we listen. Music helped me understand this. Addwik's musical preferences have always fascinated me...

The Sound in the Corridor: The Science of Regulation

There are sounds that remain with you long after they fade. Not because they were loud, but because they were unanswered. It was the morning before a Parent-Teacher Meeting at Addwik's special school in Jaipur. The building was already awake. Chairs were being arranged. Files were stacked neatly....

The Long Nights: Rebuilding Routines After Jaipur

Jaipur did not feel like an ending. It felt like a checkpoint. When I got posted to Jaipur Military Station in December 2023, we had already lived through thirteen years of vast experience. My first book, Autism and Me, had traced that journey — from denial to diagnosis, from confusion to...