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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Goodbye 2019. Lessons from autism for all of us
It’s that time again. 365 days have gone by and we, in our typical conditioned practice, move on to the dreams, resolutions and aspirations…
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A mother’s story
Alamdar Hussain is my first child. He is 10 years old. He is in Class 4 going to a mainstream school. The path…
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Mama help me!
The word ‘trauma’ calls to mind earth shattering, life changing events such as death, accidents, major illnesses, natural disasters and more recently terrorist…
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Swimming to Success
I remember the time when my son was first taken for swimming at a school in Karachi. He was petrified of the water.…
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A new form of learning
Unfortunately, in our society people who are differently-abled are not accepted and encouraged. Ours is a society where these people are viewed with…
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Breaking the silence
The pre-diagnosis phase is the worst. You know help is far away. You also know every second counts in improving your child’s prognosis. The…
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Let’s start at the beginning
A diagnosis of any kind is never easy. Most of us aspire to walk with the masses and assimilate and blend with the…
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He is more than words
Nearly every parent will describe the rush of absolute protectiveness that envelopes them when they first cradle their new born in their arms…
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Autism, Eid and Us
Have you enjoyed your last khajoor of the last day of Ramzan? Are you enjoying the warmth of the first post-iftar tea spreading…
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Autism: the necessity for awareness and empathy
April is Autism Awareness Month. Even though the statistics are staggering, autism still remains a disorder which is a conundrum for most people. There is…
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