' Desmond has a heart of gold, he is reaching out to people with autism and the Autism Awareness Campaign Sri Lanka are grateful to the 'King of Baila' for raising awareness about the condition. Desmond de Silva is making a difference. He has enthralled audiences all over the world. His CDs have sold millions all over the globe. Desmond was touched to hear about the plight of 38,000 autistic children in Sri Lanka – only a handful are being helped in schools and parents, carers and autists have to struggle to access public services in health, education specialist speech therapy and respite care on the island.'