Theatre is ”anubhava” Natya Shastra declares. It is Cathartic,Aristotle outlnes in his Poetics. Theatre has been used in various settings, Prisons. Hospitals, old age homes, community development centres And in the public for a by several theatre groups.Augusto Boal intoroduced Forum Theatre and issues of public importance came on stage People interacted with actors and talked abut issues of concern to them.

Autism is a developmental disability and the causes of autism are still being researched and debated. We shall not go into the causes and Velvi is concerned with the issue of addressing some of the disabling factors like
•Social Skills •Communication disorders •Personal and interpersonal relationships through theatre

We would like to create an open forum for parents soon where issues could be shared and discussed.
Welcome to the world of Theatre for Autism and theatre for development