Juhi Mui star Eisha Singh urges greater autism awareness: 'We need to educate ourselves'

Actress Eisha Singh believes there is still a significant lack of awareness about autism in societyThe actress said that many people continue to hold misconceptions about the neurological conditionIn an exclusive interview with IANS Eisha who plays an autistic girl named Juhi in her upcoming show Juhi Mui stressed the importance of educating people about autism and promoting acceptance instead of judgmentThere are still many people who dont really understand what autism is Even among my friends there are people who are unaware of it We need to educate ourselves and understand autism properly the actress said in an exclusive interview with IANSEisha pointed out that autism is often misunderstood and unfairly labelled as a diseasePeople label others unfairly or make insensitive remarks without realizing that autism is a neurological disorder It is not a disease Many people have misconceptions about it Some parents even worry that it can spread from one person to another which is completely incorrect Autism is not communicable In fact it is not a disease at all she explainedThe actress added that children on the autism spectrum are often exceptionally intelligent loving and remarkable individuals who deserve empathyWhat they need from us is understanding and acceptance not attempts to change who they are she saidTalking about preparing for the role Eisha revealed that she spent considerable time researching autism to portray the character with authenticityThis is a very sensitive subject so I wanted to approach it with sincerity and responsibility There are many scenes where dialogues are not the primary means of communication and the expressions cannot be exaggerated either Sometimes people on the autism spectrum feel everything deeply but may not always express it in a conventional way she sharedTo understand the condition better the actress said she watched numerous interviews met people conducted extensive research and read widely on the subjectEven now I continue to learn something new every day from Juhi I also incorporated certain aspects of my own understanding so the performance became a blend of research observation and personal interpretation Eisha saidShe also revealed that portraying Juhi required more than just a physical transformationIt was not limited to appearance alone We worked extensively on how Juhi behaves walks speaks and expresses herself There are many subtle mannerisms and nuances that we paid close attention to while developing the character Audiences will notice these details when they watch the show she addedJuhi Mui will see Eisha Singh stepping into one of the most challenging roles of her careerThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever