Chennai, April 29 -- National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) in India Chairperson Dr. Yagna Unmesh Shukla on Wednesday said the 'One Nation, One Curriculum' mandate of NCAHP will set a new benchmark in allied healthcare education.

Virtually inaugurating the National Conference on Autism 2026 centred on the theme "Transforming Autism Care: Integrating Technology with Human-Centred Practice", she said technology without human touch, empathy, listening and relationships was not ideal.

In autism care, innovation must be integrated, not used as a replacement, while remaining firmly rooted in compassionate, patient-centred practice, she said.

"Children with autism need more than a diagnosis; they need understanding, d...