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Trusting all…at times may be tricky! I saw my daughter at a distance holding my (reader) friend’s hand… her body language seemed positive and as I approached, her grin was assuring! It seems, she knew 90% of the paper…had doubts in some of the objective type questions. She had been happy and confident throughout theContinue reading “Chapter 35”

Situations….neither can take ….nor can leave… My daughter’s examination date for Library Science was scheduled for mid  November 2019.We were studying and revising regularly till I realised that her reader/interpreter was busy with her own college examination. I did not have the energy to train or guide someone all over again to know, understand andContinue reading “Chapter 34”

Lots to learn….lots to share….an ongoing process! I got the opportunity to attend this workshop by a renowned Autism expert from the US. Representatives from 9 countries and 31 cities were present who were keen and inquisitive to know and learn. Though we try and do various interesting things with our children in the spectrum,Continue reading “Chapter 33”

Reaching out ….I am not alone ! I had begun having sleepless nights and small disappointments were causing discomfort in chest! No amount of reasoning was helping me! I reached out to my counselor…she arranged for a meeting soon and tried to understand my mixed thoughts. She helped me to connect with my feelings whichContinue reading “Chapter 32”

Blessings in various forms…. 2017 and 2018 were struggling and juggling with some very special moments for me in workplace and at home!My colleagues and friends celebrated their happy moments with me which helped to rejuvenate my heart and soul. My work was very satisfying and motivating. Colleagues I worked closely with, were very supportiveContinue reading “Chapter 31”

The wheel has to move….things have to change So our trip was in a large group of 43 members including 7 doctors, professors, writers, poets, special Educator, radio singers and so on. On 2nd day of the tour, we were asked to introduce ourselves. I presented my daughter with her condition and health concerns, withContinue reading “Chapter 30”

With every problem….comes a solution ! Medicines were being introduced gradually, increasing their intensity slowly so that my daughter could adjust to their side effects. Also one new medicine was introduced at one time, for us to have clarity on its effects on the ailment. We needed to be extra careful because expression of discomfortsContinue reading “Chapter 29”

Gratitude for the good times, faith during the trial times…. A friend visited me in December 2015 and heard me out; she suggested that I continue to VISUALIZE : my daughter working happily and peacefully in the library. She said that she had a lot of faith in visualization and assured me that things wouldContinue reading “Chapter 28”

Discovering new talents and new challenges….. It is indeed a big blessing that, my daughter never had to be taught spellings! She looked at words and learnt their spellings from such an young age; when just one year and four months old! Her vocabulary increased over the years and she figured out word meanings withContinue reading “Chapter 27”

Stepping out of comfort zone … Her crying continued….doctor prescribed some medication which would show results gradually and we had to wait patiently. The environment did not really matter in causing and controlling her emotions. We tried to keep her occupied and engaged at home as school was over….also I explored the options for theContinue reading “Chapter 26”