“When the diagnosis came we thought that was it — a ceiling on what she could become. Two years later Diya is in mainstream school, making friends, and telling me about her day every evening. They believe in her like family.”

“For three years I waited for Arjun to say a complete sentence. Six months of speech therapy here and he said 'Amma, I want rice and dal.' I know how small that sounds. I know how enormous it is. The therapists are patient in a way I didn't know professionals could be.”

“మా పాప ఇప్పుడు తనే బట్టలు వేసుకుంటుంది. ఇది చిన్న విషయంలా అనిపిస్తుంది — కానీ మనకు అది పండగ. డాక్టర్ గారు మా భయాన్ని ముందే తీసేశారు. అప్పుడే మేము నిజంగా మొదలు పెట్టాం.”

“Vikram couldn't hold a pencil when we started. His teacher had given up. Now he writes, dresses himself, and last month he brought home a drawing he'd made at school. He put it in my hands and said 'For you, Amma.' Therapy didn't just change his skills. It changed who he believes he can be.”

“The meltdowns were destroying our family. We were afraid to go anywhere. Six months of behaviour therapy and last week Sai sat through his cousin's birthday party — start to finish. He even said thank you when we left. I cried in the auto on the way home.”

“When the diagnosis came we thought that was it — a ceiling on what she could become. Two years later Diya is in mainstream school, making friends, and telling me about her day every evening. They believe in her like family.”

“We came when Rohan was barely making eye contact. I used to call his name twenty times and he wouldn't turn. Eight months later he ran to the gate when I came to pick him up and called out 'Amma.' I sat in the car and cried for ten minutes.”

“For three years I waited for Arjun to say a complete sentence. Six months of speech therapy here and he said 'Amma, I want rice and dal.' I know how small that sounds. I know how enormous it is. The therapists are patient in a way I didn't know professionals could be.”