The story behind “Our Small Wonders”
When I was six my mamu gave me taped episodes of a programme called ‘Small Wonder’. It was a programme about a family with…
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Behaviour management
Independent children: sounds like a dream, right? ABA can help! Most parents will agree that one of their goals is to make their…
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For my beautiful son, Hadi
According to a famous Swiss psychiatrist, there are five emotional stages that people transition through when faced with grief. First comes denial, then…
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Social Distancing and Special Needs
For many of us life these days is very peaceful, happy, and beautiful. We live in our nice homes with pantries filled with…
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Mama loves Z, Baba loves Z
By 1, when our son, Z, had still not reached his milestones-he was saying no words and also not babbling-we were of the opinion…
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A letter from me to you: World Autism Awareness Day
Dear son, Today, 2nd April, 2020 I want to say a big thank you to you for being you. When you were growing…
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Our Extra-ORDINARY Chromosome: a journey of love and hope
It’s almost 10 years since my sweetest daughter Maryam Bukhari was born with her extra chromosome. My husband was informed that she had…
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All it takes
Being a parent of a special needs child is full of contradictions. We want others to see beyond their additional needs and recognise…
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Making sense of sensory processing
“Sensory” is a word used in our home a lot. While still being on a journey to obtain a diagnosis for our child,…
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Raising Harry Potters in a Muggle’s world
So what can we do about sensory processing differences? If you don’t know what sensory processing differences are read my blog here. If you…
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The right to learn
Education in an inclusive and supportive environment is the right of every child with special needs. However, in Pakistan, only four per cent…
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