This week is World Autism Awareness Week so I am doing a slightly different style of video. My little boy Finn is four years old and has autism. It is very common for autistic children to be picky eaters, for a variety of different reasons. I go into more detail about the reasoning behind this…
He’s able to pick up languages like Russian, German and even the Jawi alphabet; to recognise lift brands like Otis and Kone immediately – and he’s on the autism spectrum. While his condition could be viewed as his superpower, the flip side means that he struggles to perform simple tasks, like crossing the road, without…
[ad_1] My son with autism once again changed my life last winter. It was one of those warm winter days where scarves and gloves obscured the short sleeves. On this day, I was to teach my son the grit and speed and skill of a ballplayer on the hallowed grounds of the basketball court. My…
Duane Goh has autism and is 40 years old. And while raising Duane has had its challenges, his parents, now 74, have bigger concerns about what will happen to him after they die. Read their story: https://cna.asia/2MxSoUp #Autism #SpecialNeeds Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service on Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram Follow us:…
[ad_1] Parents of children with autism are all looking for a way into their child’s world. Autism encloses people inside like a turtle shell. But every once in a blue moon, if you’re lucky, you find a way in or they peek outside. I’m fortunate to have found a window into my son’s world. My…
[ad_1] Parenting a child with developmental disabilities, including High Functioning Autism (HFA), is no doubt, a challenging but exhausting responsibility which I have struggled with for the past 45 years when my son was diagnosed with what was referred to in the late 1990’s as Asperger’s syndrome. Looking back at my son’s growth and development…
[ad_1] Photo © Shannon Des Roches Rosa[image: Photo of a teen wearing a jacket and baseball cap,seen from behind, far ahead on an oaken hillside trail.] Shannon Des Roches Rosa@shannonrosa When I was in physical therapy to rehabilitate a busted knee, the kind, competent therapists tended to make small talk—which invariably meant fielding tentative, well-meaning…