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ABSTRACT Inclusive education also seen as an international agenda, partly running parallel to the objective of education for all ( Srivastwa 2003; Miles and Singal 2010).India also has been trying to incorporate the international commitments into its domestic law and has developed its own policy related to education for children with disabilities ( Sing A.K 2008).Autism disorders are life-long neurodevelopment disabilities with onset before 36 months and are characterized by: Impairments in reciprocal social interactions and in verbal and non-verbal communication skills, stereotyped behavior, interests and activities etc. This disorder represents an abnormality of brain development and function, appearing within the first three years of life. Although the detailed causal mechanism(s) are not known, autism is likely to have multiple etiologies including genetic factors. A range of studies have found that in 10 - 37% of cases, it may be an associated medical condition (e.g. tuberous sclerosis)In the late 1970s, there were a few centers in India that were diagnosing children with autism. A study conducted in the mid-1990s found that many of the older adolescents and young adults who received a diagnosis of autism could be traced to just a few professionals, and those with diagnoses before 1980 had received the diagnosis from abroad (Daley, 2004). Much of the diagnosis was dependent on individual professionals, and knowledge amongst the wider medical community remained limited. In 2000, a boy with autism from Bangalore, Tito Mukkhopadhaya, published his first book, �Beyond the Silence: My life, the world and autism�. The book includes writings from when he was between eight and eleven years old, which brought international attention to Tito and his mother�s methods for teaching him. Recently, internet list servers have expanded the Diasporas of Indian families with autistic children to dozens of countries around the world. Due to limited studies and literature available in this area of education, through this paper I am trying to gain attention of educators for inclusive education for Autism in India. Key words�Comprehensive, Education, Autism, Brain development