How social startups are emerging as beacon of hope for neurodiverse

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: How social startups are emerging as beacon of hope for neurodiverse

December 19, 2022, 6:21 PM IST Tarini Malhotra, TOI Founder of Nai Subah Foundation and student at the Shri Ram School, Moulsari Tension fills the air. It’s month end for sales. Superheroes posters adorn the walls of the friendly MNC office, towering over the tele sales team as they search for the elusive last order to achieve unprecedented sales numbers.  And then they have it! As claps resonate throughout the office, Aditya smiles shyly as his friends effusively cheer and congratulate him. After all, it is his last-minute online discovery of a new customer that has resulted in sales history being written. While Aditya revels in the attention, he can’t help but think back of the years when he couldn’t find a job. When doors were shut in his face without any consideration. And while in the recent past, hostility had dimmed and some empathetic faces emerged, there was still no succor for him. Until now.  International Day of Persons with Disabilities: How social startups are emerging as beacon of hope for neurodiverse (indiatimes.com)