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No physical visits, only weekly video calls: Court limits father's access to minor daughter with autism

June 03, 2026 5:20 pm

The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld a family court order denying interim custody and physical visitation, citing the child’s autism, age and special needs.

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Calcutta High Court steps in for working mother: Why child’s autism overrules strict state school transfer rules

May 22, 2026 3:17 pm

Suspension of transfer portal cannot prevent the mother's application from being considered by the authorities, the Calcutta High Court said.

Supreme Court stays transfer of woman Army officer with disabled child.

Supreme Court grants relief to widowed Army officer with disabled kid, stays transfer

December 06, 2025 2:02 pm

Disabled child rights case, supreme court relief army officer: The Army officer said her plea is not merely a service dispute or a transfer issue but “a constitutional and humanitarian issue involving the rights and survival of a disabled child”.

Children’s Day 2025: ‘All they need is love & ‘nature’ – a day in the life of autistic students

All they need is love & ‘nature’ – Day in life of autistic students

November 18, 2025 12:31 pm

Children's Day 2025: But just beyond this everyday hum, tucked quietly into the green folds of Delhi, lie two different kinds of institutions– Higashi Autism School (HAS) and India Autism Centre (IAC).

Mumbai police detain 2 minors for molesting 16-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder

May 23, 2025 12:55 pm

The girl, a Class 10 student, was allegedly groped and kissed by the boys while she playing at a garden near a government hospital in central Mumbai.

More adults are wondering if they have autism. Here are tips to seek a diagnosis

February 20, 2025 7:08 pm

Some traits of autism can go unnoticed until adulthood, when there are new social demands. Others may have learned how to hide certain behaviors, known as masking.

Lancet study finds Autism Spectrum Disorder among top 10 causes of non-fatal health burden

December 20, 2024 2:39 pm

The global disease burden is one in every 127 people

Meet NAO, the social robot spearheading a new wave of autism treatment in Kazakhstan

October 18, 2023 4:51 pm

NAO, a humanoid robot developed by April, a research organisation in Astana, Kazakhstan, deploys traditional methodologies to treat children with autism.

Court allows stem cell therapy for two autistic kids: What is this treatment? Can it be used to treat autism?

September 01, 2023 10:39 pm

Currently, the use of stem cell therapy to treat autism is very much at an experimental stage. In December last year, the Ethics and Medical Registration Board of the NMC had recommended against its use.