ANDI Initiative

15/07/2024

Assalamualaikum and greetings. Do you have experience in handling children with special needs? Are you interested in deepening your knowledge about inclusion for children with special needs? Join the experiential workshop 'Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities' with Anne Sivanathan on August 17, 2024 (Saturday), from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Inclusive Community Cabin, USJ 12/2E. For more information, please refer to the poster above. For any inquiries regarding the workshop, please contact 05-4507133/7129.

03/04/2023

I thank everyone who has posted and are posting positive stories about autism and individuals diagnosed with some form of autism or another. The positive stories are real and need to be told.

However, don't forget the other stories. These are the stories of the children with autism who go through hell.
Their ears may suddenly hurt because of some sounds, the same sounds that don't bother us.
Their eyes may occasionally hurt from stimuli that don't affect us.
Their tummies may hurt because they can't digest food in the same way we can.
Their brains may go haywire because their systems are not working well like yours are.
They may throw themselves against things, bump into you or your child, or hit themselves (or you!) just to get some feeling because their proprioceptive sense is so distorted and they feel numb physically (imagine the last time you felt numb, like from a local anesthetic. Well, some kids feel that way all the time).

So these children may suddenly scream, cry, run, kick, throw themselves down on the ground. Wouldn't you, if you were stuck in this "prison"?

So these are some of the other stories. The painful ones. The Other Real Stories, that don't get airtime as much. Remember these children, too.

- Intan





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06/03/2023

01/01/2023

This kalanchoe was dormant for 6 months. Didn’t grow new leaves. Didn’t flower. But I kept watering it, and trimming the fading leaves. Then suddenly… new growth (the dark green leaves) and new flowers!
Just be patient with our children. They will blossom in their own time. Keep nurturing.
Happy New Year, everyone! May 2023 bring growth in us and our children.

10/11/2022

❤️

23/09/2022

I empathize very strongly whenever I hear the sound of a crying child, especially a wailing baby. It seems to me like a very reasonable reaction to the frequent frustrations of daily life, and it feels like they're speaking on my behalf with sounds that aren't socially acceptable for me to make.

I believe that deeply feeling what others feel (affective empathy) is one of the greatest gifts autistic people have to offer the world. If people say we lack empathy, it's either because we haven't been able to read how they feel from their body language (cognitive empathy), or we aren't communicating our reactions in ways that they understand (expressive empathy).

When others are in pain (physical or emotional) and I feel it too, it comforts me to remember that empathy for others is a beautiful thing, because it moves me to help. The same emotion that feels like weakness may someday alert me to someone's deep need. This hopefulness and purpose makes it easier for me to bear someone's pain in moments when I can do nothing to help.

I also try to remind myself that whatever they're going through, it will get better. They will survive. And so will I, on days when I feel the same way.

neurobeautiful.com/book

(Originally posted on 1/17/19.)

12/09/2022

𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗲𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗴𝘂: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿

𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗸 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻? 𝗝𝗼𝗺 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗸𝗮.

🔹Anak saya s**a makan biskut-biskut sahaja.
🔹Anak saya tak s**a makan sayur.
🔹Anak saya tak nak mencuba makanan lain.

Adakah ibu bapa mengalami situasi di atas iaitu anak cerewet makan? Dah cuba pelbagai cara namun masih memilih?

Jom selami isu sebenar disebaliknya melalui perkongsian ahli panel yang berpengalaman hujung minggu ini.

🔸17 September 2022
🔸10.00 a.m - 12.00 p.m
🔸 LIVE FB GENIUS Kurnia

31/08/2022

28/07/2022

Due to popular demand and the importance of the topic, our Lead Coach will be facilitating the sessions. It’s targeted at individuals with learning differences.
Come join us and as it's limited space it's on a first come first basis for 10 spots! The registration link: https://forms.gle/ebNL9TKoxbfxgXzy9