Observation of Autism Awareness Day: Education Department

For observation of Autism Awareness Day, an event was organised by the Department of Education on April 2, 2025 at 11:00am in Room 502. The topic chosen was “Autism: Meaning, Characteristics and Identification”. The programme was chaired by Dr Francis LR Puia Tlau, faculty of the Department.

Mr R Lalhriatpuia, faculty, ITEP, Department of Education, Mizoram University was invited as resource person for the occasion. He gave an extensive lecture on the topic and emphasized the need to educate parents on autism identification and care. Topics related to special education were also touched upon as a paper on Special Education is part of the MA and BA syllabi.

The programme ended with a vote of thanks from Dr. R. Lalthankhumi. 28 MA students and 3 faculty from the Department attended the programme.