EPISODE · Jan 25, 2025 · 33 MIN
Ending Isolation: How Buddy Up Network Helps Disabled Individuals Find Friends | Ep 73
from The Special Needs Children Podcast - with Chitra Iyer · host MFA
In episode 73 of The Special Needs Children Podcast, our CEO, Chitra Iyer is in talks with Gopika Kapoor, a neurodiversity consultant and author of Beyond the Blue: Love, Life, and Autism, and Moneisha Gandhi, a former entrepreneur and volunteer at Ummeed Child Development Centre. They are the mothers of neurodivergent young sons, Vir and Mihaan. Together, they co-founded the "Buddy Up Network" app, designed to connect people with disabilities and caregivers.In this episode, they share how their personal experiences of loneliness inspired them to create a platform fostering meaningful friendships and support networks.
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In episode 73 of The Special Needs Children Podcast, our CEO, Chitra Iyer is in talks with Gopika Kapoor, a neurodiversity consultant and author of Beyond the Blue: Love, Life, and Autism, and Moneisha Gandhi, a former entrepreneur and volunteer at Ummeed Child Development Centre. They are the mothers of neurodivergent young sons, Vir and Mihaan. Together, they co-founded the "Buddy Up Network" app, designed to connect people with disabilities and caregivers.In this episode, they share how their personal experiences of loneliness inspired them to create a platform fostering meaningful friendships and support networks.
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