Wheri Paras was brought to the centre, he had no speech, made only sounds, Being the first grandchild, he was pampered and the lead to behaviour problems. He also had problems with eating, and toileting. He could not speak at all, just made sounds to express himself. Today he is able to recognise numbers, speak a few words and short phrases, as well as participate irl group actwities. He is sociable and his behaviour has improved considerably. Jethanand smiles proudly watching the child working with the special educator. He is happy that Paras has learnt so many things since starting the programme that it is well worth the time and effort. "Besides", he says, "He is my own child, I am not doing this for an outsider."

Why did he chose to bring Paras so far away to Delhi? "There is no facility where we live whcih will provide special education. "When the family was told that the child was born premature and had to be kept in an incubator for about 15 days the ordeal had just begun. Endless visits to doctors, hospitals, clinics huge amounts of money they could ill-efford etc., and finally the diagnosis - the child was mentally handicapped. They sought help but received it only once a fortnight at a special school. Paras needed a regular programme. Jethanand was determined that the child should have everything that he had not been able to do for his own mentally handicapped daughter. Jethanand belongs to a midddle class family. He started his career as a fabric vendor, then worked at a grocery store. He spent his entire money educating his two sons who now own medical stores. He could not do much for his daughter because of his ignorance and also because no facilities were available. He is worried about her and what would happen to her when he and his wife are no more.

Caring for the child seems to be the sole responsibility of the grandparents, particularly the grandfather. His daughter -inlaw does not have the time as there is another younger child and the house work which she has to share with the mother-in-law leaves her very little time to spend with the older child, left almost completely in the hands of the grandparents. When asked, whether his son and dayghter-in-law ask anything about the activities, Jethanand says, "They can see the progress. They do not ask and I do not tell them.".