Nayi Disha Resource Centre

Nayi Disha Resource Centre A lifelong partner for families of children with Autism, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities. Helpline - 8448448996

Nayi Disha a registered NGO is a lifelong partner for families who are the primary caregivers for children affected by autism, Down syndrome, and other developmental disabilities. We help the child reach his/ her true potential by providing families with information, guidance, and hope through a reliable and evolving digital hub and supportive peer community. We help families by providing a support ecosystem throughout their journey via
- A National directory of verified medical professionals
- Parent communities and support groups, and,
- Evidence-based useful information resources

We have a FREE Helpline (844-844-8996) where parents can call or WhatsApp for any queries. Our team can help parents in 6 languages. To know more about us, please visit nayi-disha.org - our newly upgraded mobile-friendly website which is available in Hindi and English. It is designed with the aim of providing accessibility of language, medium, and right information.

A cerebral palsy diagnosis can bring a lot of questions, often all at once.👉What exactly is CP?👉Is there a cure?👉How wil...
06/10/2026

A cerebral palsy diagnosis can bring a lot of questions, often all at once.
👉What exactly is CP?
👉Is there a cure?
👉How will it affect my child?
👉What kind of therapy helps?
👉What are my child’s rights?
👉Where do we even begin?

We have compiled some of the answers families often need in those first few days and weeks, in one place.

Cerebral palsy is lifelong, but every child experiences it differently. Early support can help. Therapy can build on what a child can already do. And knowing your child’s rights, including access to a disability certificate and UDID, can make navigating systems a little easier.

Most importantly, there is no one script for raising a child with CP. There is information to find, questions to ask, support to seek, and a whole lot that families learn along the way.

So, what do you wish someone had told you in the first week?
Tell us in the comments. Your answer might be exactly what another family needs today.

Questions about your child?
Sakhi Helpline: 844-844-8996. Call or WhatsApp.

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If someone asks you for money to "help" you apply for a government scheme, pause before you pay.Jitendra Kisan Khairnar,...
05/10/2026

If someone asks you for money to "help" you apply for a government scheme, pause before you pay.

Jitendra Kisan Khairnar, Outreach Executive with Samarth Parivar in Maharashtra, once met a father who already had.

Jitendra's work sounds simple and is not: sitting with families of children with developmental disabilities, listening first, and helping them find the right information and caregiver support. Sometimes that happens at a centre. Sometimes it happens at a chowk.

Not sure what a scheme like Niramaya offers, or how to apply?
Talk to us before you pay anyone.
Call or WhatsApp the Sakhi Helpline on 844-844-8996, available in five languages.

Community outreach starts with one conversation, and the right information about government schemes can save a family money, time and worry.

Thank you, Jitendra, for showing up for families the way you do.


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Your October calendar for support, learning and community. 💛This month at Nayi Disha, we’re bringing together conversati...
03/10/2026

Your October calendar for support, learning and community. đź’›

This month at Nayi Disha, we’re bringing together conversations and resources for parents, caregivers and people with disabilities.

From UDID application camps and health insurance awareness to parent training, support groups, self-advocacy and caregiver wellbeing, there’s something happening across the month, both online and in person.

You can join sessions in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, English and Hinglish, depending on the programme.
đź“Ś Save this post so you have the dates when you need them.
📲 Share it with a parent, caregiver or professional who might benefit.
🤝 And if you know someone who has been looking for support, send this their way.
Because sometimes, the most useful thing you can give a family is not another piece of advice.
It is knowing where to go next.

See you through October. đź’›

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Mumbai parents, this one's for you.You've been your child's buddy through every therapy session, every school admission ...
03/10/2026

Mumbai parents, this one's for you.

You've been your child's buddy through every therapy session, every school admission and every form in between. On 17 January, you can be their buddy at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2027, with the whole route cheering you both on.

The Champions with Disability category is non-timed, so you can go at your child's pace. Run, walk, stop for a photo. It all counts.

This is your chance to show up and be seen as a parent-child duo that stays fit together. You can complete the registration under the Champions with Disability category using the website link given below and confirm your participation.

You register as your child's buddy in the same form, and you can add up to two buddies, so another family member can come along too.

Team Nayi Disha will be there on race day, running and walking right alongside you. We'd love to see you there.

Register here: https://registrations.procam.in/portal/ #/login?eventName=tmm27&eventYear=2027

Have questions, or wondering whether this is right for your child? Call or WhatsApp our Sakhi Helpline on 844-844-8996.
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In public systems, what goes unmeasured is often ignored.For a long time, the day-to-day realities of raising a child wi...
01/10/2026

In public systems, what goes unmeasured is often ignored.

For a long time, the day-to-day realities of raising a child with a developmental disability were treated as private family struggles rather than structural challenges.

That perspective is beginning to shift. Measuring caregiver burnout as a serious health indicator, validating home-based intervention models, and examining legal accountability around lifelong financial security all move the conversation toward measurable rights.

Centering the family system raises a vital question: can home- and community-based models fill the gap left by a shortage of specialists, or do they risk shifting institutional responsibility further onto families?


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30/09/2026

What happens to our children after we are gone?

Sangeetha Chakrapani asked it too, then did something with it. She wrote four things on four sheets of paper and planned backwards, age by age. Future planning does not have to begin with answers. It can begin with a pen and four sheets of paper.

In the full session, she talks about supported living for adults with Autism, the legal and financial groundwork to start now, and the grief nobody names.

Save this for when you are ready. Send it to a family caregiver who is carrying this alone. Tell us in the comments: what would you write on your first sheet?

Need to talk to someone? Call or WhatsApp the Sakhi Helpline on 844-844-8996, free, in five languages.

Full session is on YouTube. The community discussed is fully occupied and Nayi Disha does not run residential services.

Where Hope Meets Courage.


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Many family caregivers carry a quiet question about the future. Who will my child spend their days with when school is o...
29/09/2026

Many family caregivers carry a quiet question about the future. Who will my child spend their days with when school is over?

When Ritu Vig's son turned 18, that question stopped being an underlying thing. It was time to address it. Swipe through to see what she did with it.

If you're carrying the same question, save this for the days it feels heavy. And if you know a family in Mumbai asking it right now, send this their way.

For caregiver support in any of five languages, call or WhatsApp the Sakhi Helpline on 844-844-8996.

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22/09/2026

Every child deserves the right support at the right time. Early identification and early support can make a meaningful difference in a child’s journey and no family should lose critical time because they didn’t know where to turn.

Please support my fundraiser. Donate for project Saarthi and help timely support reach more rural families.



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The 80s and 90s are all over your feed right now. Big hair, film grain, studio portraits.For families raising a child wi...
18/09/2026

The 80s and 90s are all over your feed right now. Big hair, film grain, studio portraits.

For families raising a child with Autism in India in those years, the record looks different. The 1995 disability law recognised seven conditions, and Autism wasn't one of them. Without a legal category, families had little to point to when a school or an office said no.

It was family caregivers who pushed for change. Parent advocates worked for years to get Autism recognised in law, first through the National Trust Act, 1999, and later in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

That history still shapes daily life. The words on your child's certificate decide which schemes, school support and benefits your family can ask for. If you're unsure what your child's diagnosis entitles them to, you don't have to work it out alone.

Raised a child in those years? Tell us what you remember in the comments. And save this for the next time someone calls inclusive language political correctness.

For caregiver support in five languages, call or WhatsApp the Sakhi Helpline on 844-844-8996.


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