By Priya Deshpande at the Tata Learning Disability Forum (TLDF), 2013. The Forum for Learning Disabilities centred on the theme ‘Learning Disabilities – a more inclusive perspective’. The forum this year included in its purview three additional Learning Disabilities (LD), namely Specific Learning Disability (SpLD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). In line with the TATA Group’s corporate sustainability endeavors, TIS initiated the Tata Learning Disability Forum (TLDF) in 2006 to ensure that students with special education needs receive the required attention as well as to spread awareness about LD which had been receiving scant attention in India. Since then, via the TLDF platform, TIS has been successful in generating an increased level of awareness and enabling progress in remediation activities for students with LD.

1. The Role Of Parents
In Bringing Up
Learning Disabled Children

2. We Are
The Sandwich Generation

3. I.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Be a Parent, a Friend, a
Mentor

4. II.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Recognise their child’s
Abilities, Potential &
Limitations

5. III.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Teach their child to accept
the word “NO!”

6. IV.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Be honest with their child

7. V.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Give their child Life Skills &
make them Self-Sufficient

8. VI.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Teach their child to Manage
Time & Work

9. VII.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Communicate clearly &
precisely

10. VIII.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Give them time, love &
attention

11. IX.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Educate them about sex &
the opposite gender

12. X.
The Role Of A Parent Is To
Give themselves a
BREAK!

13. Albert Einstein, who was known to have learning
difficulties, said, “Everybody is a genius. But if you
judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live
its whole life believing it is stupid!”