Mumbai: Every year, April is seen as the World Autism Awareness Month. To respect the theme, Khushi Pediatric therapy centre organised a special run – Cause-a-thon 2015 -- to raise awareness on Autism (http://www.causeathon.in). The event was graced by well known celebrities Mrs. India 2015- Queen of Substance Priyanka Khurana Goyal, singer Shaan and Anita Raj.
A step initiated by an NGO, Khushi Pediatric therapy centre in 2013, Cause-a-thon has been well received by celebrities, media and the people of Mumbai. Khushi organised this special 7-kilometer and 1-kilometre Marathon at Taj Lands End as a part of their Autism Awareness Campaign.
This year the kids with Autism and other children with special needs were seen conducting the event. The kids had taken up the responsibility of escorting guests and conducting the event through compering and giving away medals to the winners and refreshments to all participants. That’s not all, this year Khushi had registered kids with Autism and children with special needs to run with other participants in Cause-a-thon 2015. Mrs India 2015, Priyanka Khurana Goyal conducted the warm up before the race for all runners while Shaan gave the flag off to the run and the yester year actress Anita Raj gave away the prizes.
On this occasion Mrs. Priyanka Khurana Goyal said, “Autism didn’t stop Einstein, Newton or Mozart from reaching the stars and creating the enlightenment that the world is enjoying today – it won’t stop these kids either! It seems that for success in science or art, a bit of autism is needed. The world of these children is just different from ours and what is needed more today is acceptance of autism rather than awareness of it like a disorder. It is just different and should not be looked down upon just because we ‘normal’ people cannot speed up our brain to the same level as those kiddos! I commend Kushi on this great initiative!”
