Every parent knows when there is something not right with their child but it is even heart breaking when your child seems perfectly alright but he/she is unable to achieve the required milestone for their age. One could understand if there is a physical deformity associated with the inability to do something. Whereas when there is no such physical evidence, it is very scary and confusing.
Personally it is the biggest challenge I have had to deal with; I had to take time off work to educate myself and learn to communicate and understand my child. The dynamics of parenting children with learning disabilities is totally different, I have had to view things from my son’s perspective and seek ways to demonstrate to him the social norms also taking into consideration his sensory difficulties and reactions. His attention span is less than 30 seconds so there is the need to set targets on each developmental activity, keeping it simple and concise. The wrong approach would result in not achieving the target our interaction. Our major achievement in the past six months is making eye contact, we have progressed from no eye contact to a maximum of 3 good seconds. This was achieved by consistent funny facial interactions and putting object on my face ensuring he maintains interest in the activity. It is heart breaking and emotionally draining when your child shows no interest or whatsoever, but the key is being persistent, consistent and show so much love and affection. Each child may be different but the quest to succeed is the same.
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