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Time of India
14 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Worldwide roll-out—India's pinnacle autism therapy framework to empower 90 crore kids & families
. Pinnacle : India's recognition , the world's realisation At first, it was the parents who noticed. 'We've never seen a model autism framework like this. We need this everywhere.' And then, something shifted. National honours and media validation Times of India national spotlight (2020) In a full-page feature titled 'Spreading Smiles Like a Dash of Sunshine' , Pinnacle was honoured as South India's best autism therapy Network. But the real headline wasn't the award, it was the editorial remark that followed: 'This isn't a centre. This is a movement- led by science, soul, and systems.' Praxis Media Women Leadership Award (2021) Awarded to Dr Sreeja Reddy Saripalli, not for a campaign, but for a revolution: A national therapy model built by mothers, run by women, and scaled by systems. YourStory Entrepreneur Spotlight (2023) Pinnacle was not profiled as a startup. It was profiled as a public health framework — AI-enabled, mother-powered, scalable without sacrificing humanity. Entrepreneur Insights – Best Place to Work (2023) Recognised for: 72% women-led workforce Continuous therapist upskilling India's first trauma-informed, dignity-first work culture in therapy Indo Global Excellence Award (2024) Conferred by the deputy chief minister of Telangana, this honour named Pinnacle the #1 Autism Therapy Network across India-Pacific, for its patented innovations, public-private hybrid architecture, and impact at scale. These were institutional recognitions that validated something never seen before in global child development: It is India, not the West, that built the world's first complete autism therapy framework. That a mother, not a venture fund, had led it. Framework with no asterisks, no paywalls, no branded tiers was now charting, scoring, tracking, and transforming millions of futures. The world begins to turn its head Stanford, Heidelberg, Singapore Institute of Mental Health — requesting academic collaboration Ministries from Nepal, UAE, Kenya, Bangladesh — inquiring about AbilityScore® licensing UNICEF — inviting Pinnacle to present the Pinnacle Global Autism Framework WHO-SEARO — referencing TherapeuticAI® in emerging frameworks for tech-integrated early intervention Pinnacle's name began appearing in In UN development drafts on global childhood health In AI policy whitepapers, not under chatbots, but under empathy engines In mother-led economic innovation summits, as a blueprint for health systems built from the ground up Pinnacle became the reference architecture. A standard. Recognition didn't make Pinnacle real. But it made the world pause and realise what India had done. Pinnacle's new child development playbook for the planet: Measurable care AI-enhanced therapy Inclusive design Dignity-first delivery Scaled without dilution The world is ready to learn from it — or risk staying behind. Why this model works If autism therapy were only about diagnosis, then software could solve it. If it were only about compassion, then goodwill would be enough. But therapy, real therapy, is not just diagnosis or compassion. It is precision with empathy. Structure with soul. Intelligence that listens. And that is why Pinnacle works because it wasn't built from policy whitepapers or VC slides. It was built from India's reality. And it was designed to last. Language diversity The world doesn't speak one language. Pinnacle functions in 133+ regional, national, and international tongues, with therapy protocols tailored to: The child's spoken language The caregiver's literacy The community's cultural rhythm From Hyderabad to Hosur, Miryalaguda to Mumbai, Chennai to Karimnagar, children are not asked to 'adjust' — Pinnacle therapy system adjusts to them . Geographic penetration without fragility Most models collapse outside metros. Pinnacle grows stronger in India's second and third-tier cities. Why? Because it is: Locally staffed Modular by design Resilient via cloud + edge AI Delivering goals via WhatsApp + SMS, not just apps This isn't a Western model adapted to India. It's an Indian model built for India and ready for the world. Inclusion not a slogan, but a system architecture In most systems, inclusion is an initiative. In Pinnacle, inclusion is the infrastructure. A farmer's child sits beside a finance executive's A sanitation worker's daughter receives therapy in the same room as a diplomat's son No 'SEVA' lines. No colored cards. No social hierarchy This is true equality, not positioned. Practiced. What the world can learn For decades, the global south was cast as the recipient of solutions. Ideas flowed downward — from labs in the West to clinics in the East. Packaged. Priced. Poorly translated. Often impractical. But Pinnacle in India didn't wait for an imported blueprint. It built one. From scratch. For its people. In its languages. At a scale the West still struggles to comprehend. And now, the world isn't responding with charity. It's responding with respect. In Kenya, only 3 government-certified child therapists serve 6 million children. In Indonesia, autism remains cloaked in stigma, whispered but rarely addressed. In rural Peru, speech delay is often diagnosed four years too late — if at all. These regions and the whole world don't need imported solutions. They need a replicable framework. And that's what Pinnacle offers. What makes it universally adaptable Scoring system: AbilityScore® doesn't care about borders. It maps skills, and skills are universal. AI core: TherapeuticAI® adapts to child behaviour, not GPS coordinates. Sensory design: TherapySphere™ rooms heal without language — through light, texture, tone, and safety. Parent-led integration: Everyday Therapy™ turns homes, huts, and hostels into micro-therapy centres. Cultural calibration: Therapy here doesn't ask children to adapt to the system. It asks the system to adapt to the child. This isn't just 'Made in India', but built for the whole world of 90+ crore kids, and families. The vision: 90 crore children. One shared system. Every child, regardless of race, religion, or region, deserves more than a diagnosis. They deserve a map to navigate. Here is the open pledge of partnership: To ministries of health: Let's co-create your country's developmental index To AI labs: Let's train your models in your dialects To foundations: Let's fund SEVA™ where your impact is needed most To education systems: Let's embed Everyday Therapy™ into curricula To parent networks and therapists: Let's build the world's first open-source, mother-powered therapy intelligence platform The above is non-editorial content and TIL does not guarantee, vouch or endorse any of it. Please take all steps necessary to ascertain that any information and content provided is correct, updated, and verified. Stay informed with the latest business news, updates on bank holidays and public holidays . AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
India Today
2 days ago
- Health
- India Today
India's Pinnacle Blooms Builds World-Leading Autism Therapy Framework, Now Inspiring Global Health Systems
In a historic breakthrough that is transforming the world's perception of autism therapy, India has developed a universally accessible, AI-powered autism therapy model, which is currently being researched and implemented on all continents. Led by Pinnacle Blooms Network, an innovation born out of empathy that is women-driven, this model provides hope and change to millions of children and families who have spent years living in silence and India, autism and developmental delays have been underappreciated and misdiagnosed for decades as behavioral problems or poor parenting. Now, more than 90% of kids with neurodevelopmental disorders are still undiagnosed or untreated until there is irreversible developmental delay. With an estimated one in every 68 children having an autism spectrum disorder and one in every five with early signs of speech or communication delays, the sheer need for an integral, culturally appropriate, and scalable therapy model was imperative.A Silent Revolution StartsIt began with a mother's determination. Dr. Sreeja Reddy Saripalli, fueled by experience and a dream to redefine the story of children with autism, designed what was never there before—a therapy environment that revolves around the child, the family, and the community. In 2014, Pinnacle Blooms Network launched its first center, not only to offer therapy, but to create an integrated network of the years, Pinnacle has launched groundbreaking innovations:TherapySphere, a safe, sensory-safe therapy space,AbilityScore, a patented developmental scoring system providing clarity to otherwise indeterminate diagnostic hurdles,TherapeuticAI, an artificial intelligence engine that forecasts behavioral meltdowns and assists real-time therapy planning,SEVA, a dignity-first model offering free therapy to underserved populations including families with incomes less than 25,000 per month,PinnacleNationalHeroes, offering lifetime free therapy to families of India's defense and civic service Pinnacle has more than 70 centers across the country, sustained by 1,600 trained professionals and having served over 19 million sessions of therapy with a 97% recorded rate of improvement. It is not merely a health service — it is a movement sustained by women empowerment, maternal leadership, and inclusive the Silence: Stories of HopeIn rural Telangana, four-year-old Anjali's breakthrough moment captured the essence of Pinnacle's impact. After weeks of silent struggle with communication, a simple flashcard delivered through a specially designed therapy program allowed Anjali to connect visually and emotionally with her mother for the first time. Moments like these are quietly unfolding every day across India's diverse geographies, from tribal regions to urban centers.A Model Made for India, Tailored for the WorldAs opposed to other imported Western-style conventional models of therapy, Pinnacle Blooms was established from scratch for India's extensive linguistic, cultural, and economic heterogeneity. It functions across over 133 languages and dialects, treading carefully to respect the individual cultural rhythm and family background of each child. This flexibility has enabled it not only to succeed in urban cities but also in India's second and third-tier towns, bringing therapy to those beyond the urban cloud-based, modular architecture takes advantage of shared communications tools such as WhatsApp and SMS, as opposed to high-bandwidth applications, which makes the system robust and scalable even in low-resource AI aspects of the system don't supplant human intuition but augment it—giving therapists predictive information and allowing them to deliver targeted interventions that are attuned to each child's environment and Recognition and AdoptionPinnacle Blooms Network's pioneering work has garnered national honors, including recognition from the Telangana government and leading Indian media outlets. It has been celebrated for its women-led workforce, trauma-informed care culture, and public-private hybrid model that balances innovation with dignity and the framework is attracting significant attention:Academic collaborations are underway with institutions such as Stanford University, Heidelberg University, and Singapore Institute of Mental UAE, Kenya, and Bangladesh governments and ministries are considering licensing and WHO-SEARO are investigating Pinnacle's SEVA model and TherapeuticAI for rural and tech-enabled early intervention is included in UN development drafts on childhood digital health and AI policy whitepapers that emphasize empathy-based throughout Africa, Southeast Asia, and the UK are testing Pinnacle's model to tackle their specific challenges for autism therapy. Kenya, for instance, has an acute need for trained child therapists and thus sees the low-cost, scalable Pinnacle strategy as essential. Boroughs in the UK with large South Asian populations are also studying its cultural and linguistic Pinnacle's Model WorksPinnacle's success is the synergy of science, compassion, and context-aware technology. It substitutes the normally inaccessible and disjointed services with an integrated system that scores, monitors, and redesigns developmental advancement. Therapy is no longer a luxury for the select few—it is now an everyday habit, integrated in homes, schools, and model's architecture respects diversity and inclusion by default. It doesn't divide children by income or background; a diplomat's child and a farmer's child are treated side by side, with equality and fundamental elements illustrate world relevance:The AbilityScore system translates development skills in a borderless TherapeuticAI engine learns from unique behaviors, not stationary TherapySphere space heals via sensory design across language Everyday Therapy systems empower caregivers and families as full cultural calibration of the framework prevents children from having to fit into a certain mold; instead, the system adapts to them.A Call for Global PartnershipPinnacle Blooms Network now invites governments, health ministries, NGOs, AI researchers, teachers, and parent communities across the globe to contribute to co-creating a common global developmental blueprint. Its vision is bold but inclusive: to empower 90 crore (900 million) children and families with a transparent, scalable, and flexible therapy opportunities are:Creating country-specific developmental local dialect AI and scaling SEVA programs in resource-constrained Everyday Therapy into national education an open-source, mother-powered global therapy intelligence pilot initiatives are being implemented in the UAE, UK, USA, Africa, and the Maldives, proving the framework's readiness for global Pinnacle Blooms Network hasn't simply established a therapy company or produced a campaign—its founders have written a new world playbook for the treatment of autism. Constructed by mothers, guided by women, and fueled by innovative technology imbued with compassion, this blueprint is shining a light of promise to the millions of youngsters the world has is a tale of invention without compromise, of exceptionless inclusion, and of therapy founded not upon charity but the world looking on and taking note, Pinnacle's story represents a watershed moment—one in which solutions are not created top-down but arise from lived experience, cultural knowledge, and an unwavering faith in the ability of every The material and information contained are for advertorial purposes only. India Today holds no responsibility for the content written on the website as a basis for making any business, legal, or any other decision. Any reliance placed on such material is at your own risk. advertisement
