In TZP, the boy had dyslexia, he wasnt autistic at all. He just had an educational handicap where he jumbled up numbers and letters, otherwise he was fully functional in all daily matters. His lethargy and non-participation in class was due to his frustration with reading letters and numbers.
But here Antara has autism, which is a far more serious illness and quite irreversible. Autistic children are often brilliant in one aspect of brain, like Antara is a mathematical genius. But they cannot communicate or function in real life situations. They dont look at u when u speak to them. They repeat the same action, hardly talk when spoken to.
Autism is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior
I feel this serial is a copy of the 80s movie Masoom, which starred Jugal Hansraj as the illegitimate son of Naseeruddin Shah. His wife Shabana had no idea he had an affair when he had gone on a business tour. But suddenly Naseer gets news of that other woman's death, he goes there and finds out he has a son. He is forced to bring him back, Shabana is furious that her husband cheated on her. She refuses to accept the child but doesnt leave the house, which I found rather odd. Maybe becuz she had 2 daughters and couldnt leave them there nor could she take them along.
Anyway, the other woman's child gradually wins over her heart with his charm and innocence. And she accepts the child in the end.
The famous song :"Lakdi ki Kathi" was in the movie. Masoom was in turn copied from a Hollywood movie starring Martin Sheen with same storyline of marital infidelity and other woman's child turning up in a happy household, shattering its calm.
pallavi