This episode includes an educational and informative conversation with Dr. Bibhakar Shakya. He is an inspiring person with a Ph.D. degree in Economics and works as a Principal consultant for energy and environment-related projects in the US. Dr. Shakya is also a Senior Distinguished Fellow at Nepal Economic Forum in Kathmandu, Nepal. His grand-father, late Mr. Chandra Man Saiju, was a royal physician for King Tribhuvan, and late Sir Lain Singh Bangdel was his father-in-law. However, this episode has nothing to do with his professional career or his position. We talk primarily about his experiences as a father of an autistic child. His younger son, Neal Bandgel Shakya, was diagnosed with autism when he was about two and a half years old. The episode covers the difficulties and challenges a father has to face when there is a special-needs child in the family. Unfortunately, the rate of autism in the world has been increasing significantly over the last several years. All of us need to be aware and learn about autism to be helpful, mindful and be sensitive to our family members and friends who are dealing with it.
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