The Autism Friendly Village

(India's First & Largest Residential living for children & adults with Autism )

Center for Alternative

Residential Environment
for
Children & Adults with Autism

A Not-for-Profit Initiative of

Simply Give Foundation

&
Care4Autism Center

Location

Kesavaram Village

Shameerpet Mandal

RR District

Telangana

24 Km from Bolarum Rail Station

38 Km from Secunderabad Rail Stations

70 Km from Shamshabad RGI Airport

Directions: Shamirepet Lake to Aliyabad X Enter Arch on right Drive 9.8km to reach SC Bose statue ask for Autism
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Anil Kundra, President, Care4Autism at

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Lay-out of our 9.5 Acre residential campus

Spread across 9.5 acres tucked away behind 200 fully blossomed mango
trees is our well designed campus which will also accommodate parents or
grandparents wanting to stay on-campus with a 2 acre sensory garden.

Nestled among 200 mango treesA 9.5 acre, well-designed architectural marvel for 30 children

A well-designed architectural
marvel with 9.5 acres of open
space for children and adults to
feel free and liberated and an
aesthetically designed campus
with ample landscapes clubbed
with amenities of international
standards , wi-fi campus.
An ideal location to pursue
quality living. The campus is
scientifically planned, artistically
designed and precisely
constructed to meet the demand
in independent / assisted living
for our special guests.
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TARGET AGE GROUP

7 YO Age of Entry

Boys and Girls

7YO 10YO

11YO 13 YO

14YO 17YO

18YO any age

The facility presently houses 30 children with autism in the age group of
7YO 39YO. The 4th phase construction will soon start with 18 places for
which admissions are open for January 16, 2016.

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Student Prole

Children and young people aged 7 to any age group

A diagnosis of Autism or Aspergers syndrome

Learning and communication difculties

May also have signicantly challenging behaviour and

social difculties

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Residential Areas

Single Rooms Bath Attached

Room size 12 X 16

Bath 4X8

6 Ft Corridor

Block of 10 Rooms as per age group

Room once alloted to a child, will be his permanent room till he

lives on-campus.

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Personal Care

Every child lives with a buddy/caregiver one on one

Caregivers share the same room with child and is a
continuous companion as well.

24X7 Holistic care

Every caregiver chosen with great care

Children upto 14 Yrs live with female caregivers

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Saatvik Food

No onions and Garlic

Only Vegetarian Food ( GFCF)

Breakfast @ 8 am

Snacks ( twice a day ) @ 11 am and 5 pm

Lunch @ 12:30 pm

Dinner @ 8 : 00 pm

Badam is soaked and given early morning.

Requests for special diets will NOT be entertained. Our decision in this regard will be binding.

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Facilities
A Complete Special School on-Campus

Speech Therapy

OT / SI

2 Acre sensory garden

18' X 30' Swimming Pool / Hydro Therapy

Wi-Fi Campus

50' X 70' Skating Rink

Vocational Center

* Barber Shop

Solar geysers for Hot water 24x7

* Massage Center

24x7 Hours Generator back-up

* Vocational center for young adults

AC rooms on request

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Day Activities

All children have to take up to five

different activities each day from
house work to learning a new skill.
All activities aim to increase energy
levels, improve health and lifestyle
and improving daily living skills.

Activities may include :

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Cooking groups

Arts and crafts

Yoga / Relaxation

Massage Therapy

Gym

Healthy living groups

Swimming

Cultural, spiritual and religious affairs

Dance / Music groups

Gardening

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Transparency

The entire facility will have cameras online and parents can watch their children
with static IP any where in the world at fixed times.
The time schedule is fixed to ensure parents do not get obsessed with cameras
all day.

Parents can walk-in any time, day or night into the facility ONLY
if they stay over-night with their child. Casual visitations are
NOT permitted since this may disturb the child and create behavioral issues.

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Parent Stay on Campus

A parent has to stay 7 days minimum on initial placement to wean away a

child into the community.
A 4 Guest-room facility for parents willing to stay with their children on a
short-term / long term basis at a nominal contribution to cover food
expenses.
During the stay, the parent has to contribute his time by helping us run the
facility either in adminstration or kitchen etc based on their skills.

Only parents are permitted on Joining day.

Grandparents NOT permitted to stay during the first month of JOINING.

Potential parents interested in visiting the campus can stay on campus for a
day by paying a small donation for their stay and boarding.

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Exit & Refund Policy

A Child joining AFV is permitted to withdraw within 7 days of
joining with NO questions asked.
The parents are charged 1 month contribution ONLY.
Thereafter, on withdrawl, the entire annual contribution is
payable by the parent.
The deposit is Refunded with a PDC payable after 1 year from
date of withdrawl.
The Exit & Refund Policy is presumed to be accepted by the
parents & is non-negotiable.

Building Design

The entire facility will be single level buildings and no terrace approach for
children, thus ensuring safety.
The facility will have a 4 bed hospital with a doctor on-call and a nurse 24x7
in case of children being sick.

All staff live on campus only, to ensure care all round the day and night.

The kitchen and dining area is 2100 sft

Meditation / prayer hall is 2100 sft for children and to de-stress staff.

10 children per acre only accepted ie a total of 95 children in two years.

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Security & Safety

The facility has round-the-clock professional security staff manning all entry
and exit.
Night care and watch staff ( Only care-givers ) monitor sudden illness or
any meltdowns.

The entire facility is under electronic surveylance 24x7 and parents are
given access to Live CCTV inputs of their child's room.
The head care-giver/hostel incharge monitors every childs health every day
including recording their temperatures.

A driver with a car is stationed on campus for emergency care.

The President of AFV lives on-campus to intervene in case of emergency.

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Typical Activities for the Day

7am-730am: Walk / Exercise /Yoga Groom for Day Program/Work;

Eat breakfast; : 7.30 am 8.00 take
medications; make beds and straighten up
rooms;

5:00pm-5:15pm: Snack time

5:15pm 6.30pm: Exercise and play time

Leave for day's program

9am -10:00 am: Day Program (School

or Vocational)

11 am : Snack-time

12.30 pm - 1.00 pm : Lunch and Clean

up

1.00 - 3:00pm : Afternoon Program

3:00 pm : Arrive home and rest

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3:45pm-4:45pm: Work on self-care

skills

6.30pm - 7:30pm: Help prepare and set up

for dinner
7.30pm -8:30pm: Dinner and clean up
8:30pm - 9:30pm: Shower/Leisure
Time
9s:30pm-10pm: Dessert/Quiet Time
10pm-6:30am: Quiet Time

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About Us

The Facility is created by professionals headed by

Ms Mansi Bagwe, MA (Autism) from UK & Dr AK Kundra, PhD
The entire back-end operations are managed by Mrs K.Jyotshna, MA,MEd, Mphil (Edn )

CFA Society Registered u/s 12AA of the IT Act 1961 vide.No. DIT(E)/17(06)/12A/2013-14
wef 20/06/2013
i-CARD : The AFV will also be a India-Center for Autism Research & Development with PhD
Scholars visiting regularly for research.

Continuous Development:

Every year a foreign expert in autism will be visiting the Facility for 15 days on campus
to help update the facility.

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Mission & Vision

Mission Statement :
CARE4AUTISM CENTERs mission
is to provide high quality home for
individuals with Autism and its
related developmental disabilities,
so they may experience the
satisfaction and fulfillment that
accompany learning, selfexpression, self-care, productive
work, and interpersonal and
community experiences.

Vision Statement :
CARE4AUTISM CENTERs vision is
to be a pioneer & leader in the field
of autism, connecting a full range of
services for persons with Autism
and their families. Our goal is to
provide a lifetime continuum of
services for children and adults in a
transparent manner requiring ongoing care and treatment for Autism
Spectrum Disorder in a community
based structured living.

Financials
This is a parent supported social enterprise!
A one-time refundable Deposit of Rs 5.0 Lakhs towards infrastructure & Developmental cost.

Option 1 : Recurring Payment

The boarding : Rs 1,80,000 ( Non-AC )

Rs 2,10,000

( AC )

Caregiver: Rs 1,80,000

3) Total of Rs 3.60 lacs / Rs 3.90 Lacs

annual contribution, payable in advance or
immediately on joining the AFV.
The cost of medical expenses for the child
or the caregiver or buddy ( including a
Medical Cashless Policy ) who will live 24X7
with the child or adult, will be additional to
this cost on actual expenses paid.

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Option 2: One-time payment

The parent makes a irrevocable 10
Year FIXED DEPOSIT contribution in
favor of CFA Society : Rs 45,00,000/Annual interest @ 8.5% to be credited
to CFA Society account : Rs 3,90,000/This will be the preferred option for a
Single Parent.
Option 3:
Foriegn or PIO children / parents
working abroad, contribute USD
10,000/- PER ANNUM

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Donations Accepted
Any parent willing to donate Rs
45,00,000/- towards cost of 1 block
of 10 rooms will have the Block
named after their loved ones.
Their child lives FREE on-campus
as long as he/she wishes.
A parent who donates Rs
4,50,000/- can have a room named
after their loved ones.

Smaller donations in cash or kind

accepted from parents / donors /
philanthropists.

Parents are welcome to share their

birthdays/anniversary on-campus.

Parents are also encouraged to

celebrate deepavali / dussera / holi /
christmas on campus

All Donations by cheque in favor of

CFA Society or Care for Autism
Center.

BANK DETAILS

HDFC BANK

Credit Card payments NOT Accepted

Lgin http://www.simplygive.org.in/

Go to DONATE NOW

Or

Register as donor

A/c 15551450000114

Name: Care for Autism Center

IFSC : HDFC0001555

MICR : 500240026

A/c 15551450000104
Name : CFA Society

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Follow step by step guidelines to pay via

Credit card through secure HDFC Payment
Gateway
Registered u/s 12AA of the IT Act
1961 vide.No. DIT(E)/17(06)/12A/2013-14
wef 20/06/2013.
All donations exempt by 50% under Sec
80G

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Visits by Prospective Parents

Visiting Us: By prior Appointment ONLY.

Parents visiting the facility will need to demonstrate serious interest by making an
advance refundable deposit of Rs 10,000.00 prior to visit
Potential parents interested in visiting the campus can GET a FEEL by stay on
campus for a day by paying a small donation for their stay and boarding.

Casual visits are NOT entertained. DO NOT request for " seeing
" the facility. The children staying on campus are NOT exhibits!

Child with Autism MUST accompany the parent on any visit

Single parent can stay on-campus permanently.

Grandparents can stay short-term / long term on campus

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Need Help ? Call us NOW!

https://twitter.com/autismvillage1

http://care4autism.in/

http://autismwhispererindia.blogspot.in/

https://www.facebook.com/AutismFriendlyVillage?ref=hl

www.tinyurl.com/afvindia

Email: autisticsociety@gmail.com

Care4autism.india@gmail.com

Phone: 9849884321 / 9032002310

040-2786 2310 / 040-6463 6020

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Thank You!

If you or anyone you know is diagnosed with Autism, then email

our details to them. The AFV is fully operational and places are
filling up fast.

You may be helping a child or parent who may be panicking

with thoughts of "

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After us, what?"

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