Electric scooter of 'daydreams' to hit the road; dream achievement by brains with autism

KOCHI: An electric scooter made by people with autism and Down syndrome is set to hit the road. The 'Day Dreams' collective in Edappally, which brings together people with disabilities, is behind the proud achievement. The e-scooters are made by 12 people between the ages of 15 and 40.

The scooter is made by combining 86 imported parts. Up to five scooters can be assembled per day. The process of registering the brand is in the final stages. It will be put for sale after that. There are also plans to provide scooters for daily rent.

Day Dreams is an organisation that provides education and job training to people with autism and Down syndrome. It was started in 2022. Parents, doctors, technicians, special teachers, psychologists, therapists, etc. are members. Day Dreams officials said that the goal is to provide them with a livelihood

One and a half month training

All 12 people were given one and a half months of training. After the assembly conducted as a test was successful, they moved on to manufacturing. The methods of assembling the parts were first explained to the parents. The approach of training autistic children with the help of their parents was adopted. This was to address problems such as speech. It became successful when the trainer was able to interact directly.

"Initially, they had difficulty understanding. Once they got interested, they learned quickly

-V.D. Abhilash,

Trainer,

Shinetech Bikes

"Study facilities and job training are provided to those who were excluded from public schools due to disabilities. Scooter manufacturing is also a sweet revenge on those who ignored them

-Bijeesh Kannamkulam

Founder, Day Dreams

"Although it took time to learn, the children are thrilled. Even though it took time, the great achievement is that they were able to learn something new.

-Smita Sajith

Parent