Her story...

"Ask for wisdom and it will be given."

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  1. Vellore, India

    Learning the craft

    I was trained to listen before I “fix.” Understand the person's day and the family’s rhythm, then turn small moments into progress.

  2. Dehradun, rural clinic

    The tap on the shoulder

    A boy with autism found me every morning—bag down, tap, grin, giggle, gone. No prompts. Just connection. I never forgot this and think of him as a person who taught me more than any clinical textbook.

  3. Government hospital

    Waiting lists, reality of many

    Parents were overwhelmed and frustrated. As a clinician, taking on more cases wasn't enough. It became clear that the situation needed better solutions.

  4. The hard day

    When not knowing cost too much

    Early in my practice our team lost a child. Not for lack of love—just lack of information and support. Since then, every plan is built with the family, in their words and world. Collaboration became non-negotiable.

  5. Dubai and a Doctoratal degree

    Culture & capacity first

    In a new country and while pursuing and career and a doctorate she researched solutions to the "waiting-list" problem and found out that the best tools weren’t more toys or resources; they were bridges back to each other.

  6. First Toy Capsule

    Tools that made a for a specifc purpose

    The first box of toys were handmade for a specifc purpose in college. I continued supporting families with hand-made toys during COVID in 2020.

  7. Today: Toy Pharmacy

    From play to progress

    10+ years, 1,200+ families, 2,400+ children, and 5,000+ hours of toy testing—turning overwhelm into small wins at home.

Welcome to Toy Pharmacy, where we're rewriting the rules of play for children with special needs.

Play shouldn’t feel like homework.

Too many “age-appropriate” toys miss the child in front of us. Toy Pharmacy was born to change that, one small, doable win at a time.

"I learned to listen before I fix in Vellore, India." she said, "while watching routines, hearing a family’s words, understanding the day before writing the plan." Collaboration was not limited to the textbook; it was the dinner table, the bus line, bedtime.

In Dehradun, a boy with autism found her every morning—bag down, a tap on the shoulder, grin, gone. No prompts. That tap taught her the important order of things: connection first, then skills.

While trying to reduce long waiting lists, as a clinician, she realised that the community needed to have better solutions. During her Doctorate in Boston University, USA, she researched solutions to this problem and found out that the best tools weren’t more toys or resources; they were bridges back to each other.

"That was a hard day I won’t forget..." two families, she was working with suffered two losses. Not for lack of love, but for lack of clear guidance that fit their world. From then on she refused to make plans for families and built plans with them.

Dubai sharpened that promise. Every home moves to its own rhythm. For one family, spoon skills matter; for another, not yet. The plan always had to adapt to the family; not the family to the system.

After 10+ years, 5,000+ hours of toy testing, 1,200+ families and 2,400+ children, Toy Pharmacy took shape. We created Toy Capsules and the Toy-Rx™ Hub! They are therapist-vetted toys paired with simple step activities: what to say, how to adapt, and how to try again tomorrow.

This is our ethos in one line: meet you where you are, make it doable, and come back tomorrow. Connection before compliance. Small wins, stacked daily. Creativity over expensive gear. Built with grit, guided by grace, and trusting that things will work out in the best way possible.

Today, Toy Pharmacy is a promise to parents: to make you the most powerful, effective therapist your child could ever have; one playful moment at a time!

Our Purpose

We believe that kids with special needs can benefit from a recommended range of toys that cater to their needs & lifestyle, resulting in the ability to learn through meaningful play.

Our Vision

To be an inclusive toy brand where families and children with special needs have access to information as well as the right tools that help facilitate meaningful play.

Our Mission

To inspire, educate and equip with information and tools that support learning through play.