Trusted resources for parents

🇮🇳 Indian sources

• AIIMS New Delhi GOV
  India's premier medical institute for paediatric neurology, child development, and behavioural paediatrics.
• NIMHANS, Bengaluru GOV
  National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences — India's largest authority on child mental health, autism, ADHD, and developmental disorders.
• Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) ORG
  Professional body of Indian paediatricians. Publishes India-specific guidelines on screen time, vaccination, and growth charts.
• INCLEN Trust International ORG
  Delhi-based research organisation that has conducted India's largest prevalence studies on autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare GOV
  India's official immunisation schedule, child health programmes, and maternal-child health guidelines.
• UNICEF India — Early Childhood Development ORG
  Research on the first 1000 days of development in India, parenting resources, with content available in Hindi.

🌍 International medical bodies

• World Health Organization — Child Health ORG
  Global child health guidelines: growth charts, immunisation, nutrition, developmental milestones.
• CDC — Learn the Signs. Act Early. GOV
  US Centers for Disease Control — free checklists and apps to track your child's developmental milestones. The best tool for spotting delays early.
• HealthyChildren.org (AAP) ORG
  The American Academy of Pediatrics' parent-facing website. Age-by-age advice, symptom checker, screen time guidelines.
• NIH — Child Development GOV
  US National Institutes of Health — research-based information on language, cognitive, and social development.
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ORG
  Parent-friendly "Facts for Families" series on anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, and other mental health conditions.

🧩 Autism and ADHD

• Action for Autism (India) भारत
  Delhi-based organisation providing autism education, training, and family support for 25+ years. Also runs support groups and assessment referrals.
• Autism Speaks ORG
  Parent-friendly autism resources, screening tools (M-CHAT-R), and evidence-based intervention approaches.
• CHADD — Children and Adults with ADHD ORG
  The US's largest ADHD support and advocacy network for families. Evidence-based information and parent resources.
• ADDitude Magazine ORG
  Practical, everyday parenting articles on ADHD, learning difficulties, and related conditions. Comprehensive and parent-friendly.

🗣️ Speech, language, and occupational therapy

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ORG
  The golden standard for tracking speech-language milestones. Age-by-age typical development and red flags.
• All India Occupational Therapists' Association भारत
  Official directory to find registered OTs in India. Information about occupational therapy services.
• ZERO TO THREE ORG
  Specialised resources for age 0-3: language, emotional development, sensory play, feeding.

💜 Mental health support

• iCall (India) भारत
  Free psychosocial helpline run by TISS. Talk to trained counsellors via phone/email/chat. Available in multiple languages.
• The Live Love Laugh Foundation भारत
  India-focused mental health awareness, resources, and workshops. Special content for children and youth.
• Child Mind Institute ORG
  Extensive parent-friendly content on anxiety, learning disorders, autism, ADHD. Symptom checkers and guide videos.

📚 Parenting books worth reading

• The Whole-Brain Child — Dr. Daniel Siegel
  The most accessible book for understanding child brain development. On emotional regulation, tantrums, and parent-child connection.
• How to Talk So Kids Will Listen — Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish
  A classic parenting book. Specific communication techniques that work at any age.
• Raising Good Humans — Hunter Clarke-Fields
  Mindfulness-based parenting. For parents who want to move beyond reacting to their children.

⚠️ Sources to avoid

Not every source is trustworthy. Avoid: anti-vaccine websites (claiming autism-vaccine links — debunked science), miracle cure claims (chelation, stem cell tourism, homeopathy for autism/ADHD), "expert" videos that don't show credentials, WhatsApp forwards urging emotional decisions. If a source is selling treatment, be sceptical.