82:(SARC, which later became MINDS) in 1962. She also created a project to help parents of children with ID financially. Vaithilingam also had to deal with cultural attitudes about hospitals and medical treatment since many people believed such treatment was only for the dying.
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139:"Medical social work pioneer dies, aged 88"
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