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Tulika Prasad

A love letter from my son’s teacher

Autism parenting is difficult, really really difficult. While some days bring hope, others are spent grappling with helplessness…

5 min readMar 28, 2023

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Tulika Prasad

Why I will talk to my son more now

Speech is not just a tool for communication, it is often a measure of intelligence, confidence, skill, or sociability. People are judged by…

4 min readFeb 18, 2023

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Why I will talk to my son more now

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Tulika Prasad

7 lessons I learned as my autistic son turned teen

The last 13 years of growing up with my son and learning with him have given me some insight into how to coexist with autism

7 min readJan 27, 2022

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7 lessons I learned as my autistic son turned teen

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Tulika Prasad

My hope is stubborn

My son’s life is challenging. We hit many roadblocks but I refuse to give up on hope

5 min readJun 10, 2021

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My hope is stubborn

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Tulika Prasad

Let me state this at the start of this post — my son is one heck of autistic.

It keeps me positive. People have often asked me what keeps me positive when I have so much going wrong for me. It’s simple — I don’t have…

4 min readJun 10, 2021

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Tulika Prasad

7 Traits of my son I wish I had ⋆ Little thoughtlets from the world of Autism

While you see autism, I see traits that I wish more of us had…

6 min readMar 18, 2021

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7 Traits of my son I wish I had ⋆ Little thoughtlets from the world of Autism

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Tulika Prasad

Sincemy mom passed away 9 yrs back, I have made it a point to call my dad every morning and…

This conversation got me thinking. In a frenzy to do everything for my son and to ensure he gets the best and rightful, have I developed a…

4 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Tulika Prasad

A different kind of happy ⋆ Little thoughtlets from the world of Autism

A conversation with my husband freed me of my doubts over my happiness

4 min readJan 14, 2021

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A different kind of happy ⋆ Little thoughtlets from the world of Autism

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Tulika Prasad

I have been happy lately.

It’s a relief !!!! I feel free!!! It’s an antithesis! I am busy the whole day now, constantly watching over my son, planning his day to…

5 min readMay 26, 2020

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I have been happy lately.

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Tulika Prasad

When a hug from my autistic son meant more than just that

My son has learnt to accept being ignored, or so it looks like. He has also probably learnt to accept the fact that he is different and…

3 min readFeb 14, 2020

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When a hug from my autistic son meant more than just that

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Tulika Prasad

Tulika Prasad

Tulika is mom to Vedant who has Autism . She now runs a blog at www.braindroplets.com where she shares stories and experiences about her family’s journey.

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