The Story of Jiya Rai: How Autistic Girl Swam from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka to Raise Awareness (World Autism Awareness Day, the 2nd of April)
The 13-year old Jiya Rai from Mumbai recently made history by becoming the fastest and youngest woman swimmer in the world to cross the Palk Strait in just 13 hours and 10 minutes! But, what is more special about this young para swimmer is that she had Autism Spectrum Disorder