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In this video, Inspirational stories of people with disabilities, Archana Patil shares her journey as a mother of two children with disabilities. Her elder daughter is hard of hearing and a national-level Bharatnatyam dancer, and she owns her handmade jewellery business. Her younger son is detected with autism and did his masters in mathematics. He has been staying independently.<\/p>\n

Archana shares her story and beautiful journey of becoming Archana Tai and Archana madam to many people. Her journey of how she has helped her children to create an inclusive and acceptable space for themselves is no less than great inspiration and determination.<\/p>\n

Also, check out this video on the journey of Palak Vaidya<\/a> and the journey of Shomit and his parents.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Acknowledgement: We are thankful to \u0935\u093f\u0936\u0947\u0937 \u092e\u093e\u0901<\/a> and Kreeti Mitra Bhatia for creating and sharing the above video with Nayi Disha.<\/p>\n

The social media handles of The Special Mom can be found below:<\/p>\n

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\nFacebook.com\/thespecialmom<\/p>\n

If you have questions about Autism, Down Syndrome, ADHD, or other intellectual disabilities, or have concerns about developmental delays in a child, the Nayi Disha team is here to help. For any questions or queries, please get in touch with our FREE Helpline at 844-844-8996<\/strong><\/a>. You can call or what’s app us. Our counselors speak different languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, and Bengali. Inspirational stories of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n

DISCLAIMER: Please note that this article is for information purposes only.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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