A Place to Learn and Thrive in India, with Sangeeta Jain | TBT

Discover what’s possible when you create what you’re looking for. Sangeeta Jain is the mother of a 21-year-old young man with autism, Suvrat. Her older daughter Shreya was featured in episode 6 of this podcast, where she talked about growing up with a sibling on the spectrum. Sangeeta is also the principal at SOREM, a school for children with disabilities in Chandigarh, India.  The Global Autism Project partnered with SOREM in 2010. We have since sent close to 30 SkillCorps volunteer teams to provide hands-on sustainable training to their teachers and staff.  In this conversation, we discuss: The level of understanding of autism in India and the lack of standardization in the services available there What Sangeeta envisions for Suvrat's future The relationship between her two children How SOREM has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic What Sangeeta has learned about leadership over the years A special anecdote from when a particular SkillCorps volunteer team visited India For more information about SOREM, please visit their website http://soremspecialchildren.org and follow them on Instagram @soremcare36.  This conversation with Sangeeta Jain was originally released on November 5, 2020. ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey