Here's How One Autistic Man Overcame The Odds & Emerged A Winner By Scoring 99.97% In CAT Exam
Mihir Kapse was just 10-years-old when his family realised that their son was leaning towards a mild autismspectrum. The 25-year-old hailing from Kalyan Mumbai scored an impressive 9997% in the exams. The report states that in India alone about 18 million people suffer from autism.
Mihir Kapse was just 10-years-old when his family realised that their son was leaning towards a mild autism spectrum.
It was heartbreaking but Mihir was resolute about not letting any of it affect him. And with the recently announced CAT exam results, Kapse proved what hard work means. The 25-year-old hailing from Kalyan, Mumbai, scored an impressive 99.97% in the exams.
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Jhanvi Kapse, Mihir¡¯s mother, in a report published by MyMedicalMantra, says,
¡°All this has come after many hardships. We were not only fighting with his disorder but with the outside world as well, where children like him are not easily accepted.¡±
Mihir has been working as a quality analyst with JP Morgan and it's been a struggle for him all along.
He has been battling to find acceptance but proved that at the end of it all it's hard work and focus that counts.
A girl (C) speaks during an Autism Awareness Day event in Mumbai/Reuters/Picture for representation
The report quoted Dr Harish Shetty, Psychiatrist at Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, as saying, ¡°[A] Child suffering from autism is still denied admission at normal schools. Among the different strata of our society, the lower socio-economic group child is still ignored. So, we still have a long way to achieve development in this sector.¡±
The report states that in India alone, about 18 million people suffer from autism. While one third of people with autism remain nonverbal, the other half has an intellectual disability.
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