APAAR

APAAR Altering Perceptions of Autism and Assisting in Rehabilitation APAAR is Section 80 (G) approved for income tax exemption by donors.

APAAR (Altering Perceptions of Autism and Assisting in Rehabilitation) is a non-governmental organization. We are registered with the Persons with Disability Act 2017. Dr Navneet Bhullar started this organization in March 2014 to assist the intellectually disabled adults, including adults with autism in their assimilation with the society. Some of the major goals of APAAR include provision for qua

lity skill development for intellectually disabled adults and enabling them to live a quality life out of the isolation often enforced upon them, by removing barriers, whether environmental or attitudinal, that have engendered this.

Now there are therapy centres mushrooming. Two new ones in APAAR's vicinity within a year. One, two hours of OT/ST/BT.It...
28/07/2026

Now there are therapy centres mushrooming. Two new ones in APAAR's vicinity within a year. One, two hours of OT/ST/BT.
It is crazy. Mothers frantically hop.
OT in therapy centre 1, BT/ST in therapy centre 6-- all in one day. Make them make eye contact ( why oh why ! crazy ! like making me join Instagram coz it is "abnormal" not to be on it ! Really ?)
Make them talk ( even if that is not enough for the autistic to communicate.)

At APAAR, we honour neurodiversity.
1. Varun wrote a verse form the Hanuman chalisa yesterday. He cares for his mother who has started writing the verses to counter her anxiety. Varun now has the confidence for a walk on his own, the door does not need locked.
2. Luv travels to the mountains twice every summer and scaled George Everest peak ( near Mussoorie) fastest of all climbers that May day after his birthday ! The park caretaker had earlier told his sister ( yours truly) to not let him climb as "there are narrow paths with no barriers up there."
Luv heard clapping as he climbed the last obstacle of slippery rocks to the peak.
3. Gagan was homebound and severely malnourished. He is in photo on floor. He has gained weight. And will start physiotherapy soon--- and see our insta post July 23 , 2026 for more. (apaarngo)

None of the APAARites have attended these one hour therapy centres to "cure them"-- thank GOD they were not in vogue when they were kids.
OK therapy is needed sometimes, but CANNOT replace inclusion and daily working with peers, making tea, dancing at a wedding or walking through a museum.

ਹੁਣ ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਸੈਂਟਰ ਖੁੰਬਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਉੱਗ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ। ਇੱਕ ਸਾਲ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਅਪਾਰ (APAAR) ਦੇ ਆਸ-ਪਾਸ ਦੋ ਨਵੇਂ ਸੈਂਟਰ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹ ਗਏ ਹਨ। ਇੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਘੰਟੇ ਦੀ OT/ST/BT (ਓ.ਟੀ./ਐਸ.ਟੀ./ਬੀ.ਟੀ.)।
ਇਹ ਪਾਗਲਪਨ ਹੈ। ਮਾਵਾਂ ਘਬਰਾਹਟ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਧਰ-ਉੱਧਰ ਭੱਜਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।
ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਸੈਂਟਰ #1 ਵਿੱਚ OT, ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਸੈਂਟਰ #16 ਵਿੱਚ BT/ST — ਇਹ ਸਭ ਇੱਕ ਹੀ ਦਿਨ ਵਿੱਚ।
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਖਾਂ ਮਿਲਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ (ਆਖਿਰ ਕਿਉਂ! ਪਾਗਲਪਨ! ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇੰਸਟਾਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਇਸ 'ਤੇ ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ "ਅਸਧਾਰਨ" ਹੈ! ਸੱਚਮੁੱਚ?)
ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੱਲ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ (ਭਾਵੇਂ ਔਟਿਸਟਿਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਸੰਚਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਇਹ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇ)।
ਅਪਾਰ (APAAR) ਵਿਖੇ, ਅਸੀਂ ਨਿਊਰੋਡਾਇਵਰਸਿਟੀ (ਦਿਮਾਗੀ ਵਿਭਿੰਨਤਾ) ਦਾ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।
1. ਵਰੁਣ ਨੇ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਹਨੂੰਮਾਨ ਚਾਲੀਸਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਚੌਪਈ ਲਿਖੀ। ਉਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਰਵਾਹ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਚਿੰਤਾ (anxiety) ਨੂੰ ਘੱਟ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਚੌਪਈਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਿਖਣਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ। ਜਦੋਂ ਤੋਂ ਉਸਨੇ APAAR ਜੁਆਇਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ, ਵਰੁਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਇਕੱਲੇ ਬਾਹਰ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਆਤਮ-ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ ਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਹੁਣ ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ੇ ਨੂੰ ਤਾਲਾ ਲਗਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ ਪੈਂਦੀ।
2. ਲਵ ਹਰ ਗਰਮੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਵਾਰ ਪਹਾੜਾਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਨਮਦਿਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਸ ਮਈ ਦੇ ਦਿਨ ਸਾਰੇ ਪਰਬਤਾਰੋਹੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਰਜ ਐਵਰੈਸਟ ਚੋਟੀ (ਮਸੂਰੀ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ) 'ਤੇ ਚੜ੍ਹਿਆ! ਪਾਰਕ ਦੇ ਕੇਅਰਟੇਕਰ ਨੇ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਸਦੀ ਭੈਣ (ਯਾਨੀ ਕਿ ਮੈਨੂੰ) ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਉਸਨੂੰ ਉੱਪਰ ਨਾ ਚੜ੍ਹਨ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਵੇ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ "ਉੱਥੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਰੋਕ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੰਗ ਰਸਤੇ ਹਨ।" ਚੋਟੀ ਵੱਲ ਜਾਂਦੀਆਂ ਤਿਲਕਣ ਵਾਲੀਆਂ ਚਟਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਖਰੀ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਰ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਲਵ ਨੇ ਤਾੜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣੀ।
3. ਗਗਨ ਘਰ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਤ ਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਕੁਪੋਸ਼ਣ ਦਾ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ ਸੀ। ਉਹ ਫੋਟੋ ਵਿੱਚ ਫਰਸ਼ 'ਤੇ ਬੈਠਾ ਹੈ। ਉਸਦਾ ਭਾਰ ਵਧਿਆ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ ਫਿਜ਼ੀਓਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰੇਗਾ--- ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਸਾਡੀ 23 ਜੁਲਾਈ, 2026 ਦੀ ਇੰਸਟਾਗ੍ਰਾਮ ਪੋਸਟ ਦੇਖੋ। (ਇੰਸਟਾ: apaarngo)
ਸਾਡੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਅਪਾਰਾਈਟ (APAARite) ਨੂੰ "ਖੁਦ ਨੂੰ ਠੀਕ ਕਰਨ" ਲਈ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਇੱਕ-ਘੰਟੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਸੈਂਟਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਾ ਪਿਆ-- ਰੱਬ ਦਾ ਸ਼ੁਕਰ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜਦੋਂ ਉਹ ਬੱਚੇ ਸਨ ਤਾਂ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੰਨਾ ਰਿਵਾਜ ਨਹੀਂ ਸੀ।
ਠੀਕ ਹੈ, ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਥੈਰੇਪੀ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਇਹ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਸ਼ਮੂਲੀਅਤ (inclusion) ਅਤੇ ਸਾਥੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਰੋਜ਼ਾਨਾ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ, ਚਾਹ ਬਣਾਉਣ, ਵਿਆਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਨੱਚਣ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਾਇਬ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਦੀ ਜਗ੍ਹਾ ਕਦੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੈ ਸਕਦੀ।

CONGRATULATIONS PAHAL for living 30 years with a vision in a ROTTEN ECOSYSTEM called Jalandhar !Pahal, Jalandhar's leadi...
20/06/2026

CONGRATULATIONS PAHAL for living 30 years with a vision in a ROTTEN ECOSYSTEM called Jalandhar !

Pahal, Jalandhar's leading NGO is turning 30 year old this September. APAAR 's founder was invited to their annual gathering, a blood Donation camp June 14 which happens to be Pahal founder, Professor Lakhbir Singh 's birthday.
What did Navneet Bhullar say ? Excerpts :

Happy birthday dear friend Prof Lakhbir Singh. You are not with us today but your light is all over this hall. Congratulations Pahal for lasting 30 years in this backward ecosystem- the city of Jalandhar.
Pahal blazed a path, but their vision far outpaces the impact possible here .
Reflect on what you can do dear all to help Pahal . Volunteer to spend time in their project for the elderly perhaps. Spend five minutes TODAY thinking of leaving your cage, your large homes, cars and illusions.
There is a concept called mutual aid-- Crips is a US based organisation of disabled persons that organised thousands of disabled people to arrange esim cards for Gaza 's embattled .

And here in this Red Cross campus, NOTHING is happening while one hour away in Hoshiarpur, the Red Cross has started five kiosks to employ neurodivergent persons. Hoshiarpur 's citizens think, enable, support--- like Patiala's .
Read APAAR website blog : https://apaarindia.org/a-half-day-at-navjivini-patiala/

LET TOMORROW NOT BE ANOTHER NAME FOR TODAY, said Eduardo Galeano.

IT WILL BE, says Navneet Bhullar. Jalandhar's citizenry guarantees that alas.

30/04/2026

https://www.inclusiveduniya.com/

We at APAAR, Jalandhar struggle daily with the backward attitudes towards autism as mothers bear the onus and rich folks hide their autistic adults and kids behind walls. Talking about inclusion when the neurodivergent are hidden away is not possible!

Read on apaarindia.org >> BlOGS especially Founder s Blog. Glad to meet you Inclusive duniya ❣️

Twelve years of APAAR and not even twelve volunteers --we are determined to  CHANGE that--- will you help ?On APAAR's Sa...
21/03/2026

Twelve years of APAAR and not even twelve volunteers --we are determined to CHANGE that--- will you help ?

On APAAR's Saturday cafe March 14, 2026, APAAR we had the Ivy World School band. Devam, Bhavin and Hitesh entertained us for an hour. APAARite Manish tried his hand at the electric guitar. Music therapy is for all- the staff of APAAR, and clients as well.

It does not have to be just music. Maynie, Tanya ,Meera and others have assisted in the work room. Rishab has counselled parents and filled feedback forms. We need help in the office. In social media content preparation. A group of drug reps came Dec 2023 with burgers and guitar.
Dr Tanya Mahajan wrote a blog with her volunteering experience, an excerpt is on the poster above.

VOLUNTEER with APAAR and ENRICH yourselves youth. High school kids/ psychology and MSW interns. We have a range of possibilities for this treat of a lifetime.
Neurodiversity and its nuances are a MUST to understand now- this is your FREE chance to do so.

Message us today Whatsapp 95305 44550

APAAR marked eleven years of services to PIDD ( Persons With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilites) on 25 March, 2025.

11/02/2026

A CALL TO FUNDERS

Long time. Yes. A social media post is not on one's mind when one is de facto manager of APAAR because the one candidate suitable for the position is struggling with his own family challenges 800 km away, when APAAR has been driverless for four weeks today, when ONLY one auto driver in this wretched city is willing to help out, when interview candidate #2 from a profit-making local " therapy centre" was so traumatised there it ruled out any future in APAAR ( I am unable to provide therapy for trauma thank you), when ---.

This is a call to Funders of APAAR : we have been without a van driver for four weeks now. It is getting very hard last couple of years to hire a driver with our budget. We find unlettered men, greedy men as expected in the Ubercapitalism Punjabis have adopted as their life choice and creed ( read unfettered consumption for status, where one's possessions are one's self worth and…. Fill in the blanks with any news story from Punjab today), despite the obvious ruins unchecked Capitalist living has resulted in.
I write to request you to find us more monthly or special anniversary small funders. A well-recommended HR company run by an ex-army man in Ludhiana promises us regular quality drivers and replacement when the driver is sick, but at a quote of rs 25000 per month. They provide ESI and other humane employer benefits so I would like to use them. We at APAAR are ALL for labour rights--- DEMOLISH CAPITALISM now.

APAAR cries for Liberation from Capitalism's hellscape.

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