Viraj Dhanda is headed to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT knows a gifted student when they see it, but it hasn’t always been that way for Viraj. He was mistakenly diagnosed as intellectually disabled at the age of two. In fact, Viraj is a non-speaking person with autism. Once he had the right tools, he found his voice and is able to communicate. Click the link below to listen to and to read his story.
Stories of Joy 