Saima Wazed to join launching of book “Pracheer Periye” on autism

Shuchona Foundation will be launching “Pracheer Periye” on 24 April 2022 during an online event in collaboration with Centre for Research and Information (CRI). The Foundation undertook the initiative to translate and publish “Beyond the Wall”, an autobiography by a renowned self-advocate, Dr.  Stephen Mark Shore in Bangla titled “Pracheer Periye”, said a press release of Shuchona Foundation Thursday.

The online event titled “Pracheer Periye: Saima Wazed's Conversation with Stephen Shore on his Autobiography and Autism” will be attended by Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the National Parliament of Bangladesh who will grace the occasion as Chief Guest. 

Dr. Stephen Mark Shore, the author of the autobiography “Beyond the Wall” and Saima Wazed, Chairperson of Shuchona Foundation will be part of a panel discussion, moderated by Dr. Helal Uddin Ahmed, Associate Professor of Child Adolescent and Family Psychiatry in National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and Shuchona’s Executive Committee member.

Jane Pearce, Country Director of World Food Programme Bangladesh will also join it while Adiba Ibnat Poshla will share her experience as a self-advocate in navigating life with ASD and Niger Rahman will speaker on the occasion as one of the book reviewers of Pracheer Periye.

Acknowledging that no two persons on the spectrum are the same, the book is helpful and gives an understanding of the life of a person with ASD. 

The author of the original book, Dr. Stephen Mark Shore was diagnosed with autism as a child. His autobiographical account gives a rare, detailed, and warm insight into the life of someone with Asperger Syndrome. 

Currently, Dr. Shore is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at Adelphi University in the United States. Shuchona Foundation is publishing “Pracheer Periye” with the hope that it will help further the understanding towards ASD among Bangla readers at home and abroad. 

The book will let Bangla readers get a glimpse of the inspiration and energy reflected in “Beyond the Wall”, empowering readers to face their own challenges without fear and compromise. 

It is a must-read for those who want to understand what it takes to fit in a fast-paced and complex world.

Shuchona Foundation is a not-for-profit organization focusing on advocacy, research and capacity-building based in Dhaka, specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders and mental health.

Shuchona Foundation aims to construct an effective bridge between national and international researchers, policymakers, service providers, people with NDDs and their families to promote inclusion nationally, regionally, and globally.

Shuchona Foundation’s Chairperson Saima Wazed is a Licensed School Psychologist, an Advisor to the Director-General of WHO on Mental Health and Autism, and CVF’s Thematic Ambassador for Vulnerability.

Currently, she is an Instructor and Clinic Supervisor at Adrian Dominican School of Education (ADSOE), Barry University, USA.Pracheer Periye can be found inrokomari.com after the launch.