When Musa was three years old, he was denied admission by seven private play schools in Srinagar due to his mild autism. Now that he is seven years old, his mother Saima Mubeen is still running from pillar to post to find a school that will accept her son.
“He is due to get admitted in Class 1, but schools in Jammu and Kashmir are not admitting him,” says the 40-year-old Srinagar resident. “Every school should have a separate section for kids with special needs, equipped with a trained speech therapist, and a special educator at least.”
