Today was my turn to do the presentation and my topic was about Autism,
I can remember when I was doing the research, I found it hard at times….
not because the topic is hard or I am afraid of public speeches,
but reading every individual true stories and watching different clips on youtube…
Its so hard to see others when they are suffering and sad…
Still, there were some very enjoyable moments,
while looking at the children’s photos or videos,
I can feel the simple joy they are sharing to me,
I know when they smile, its real
I know when they cry, its real
I know when they think, its serious
I am just so touched by how sincere they are…
They let me think of Timothy,
he’s not an Autistic kid, because the doctors still cant find whats wrong with him
but among all his symptoms, he had nearly most of the Autism symptoms
and there are more of other physical symptoms as well…..
Taking care of Timothy is not an easy job,
He still can’t communicate with people, and his parents will often have to guess what he needs
We know that he loves to eat cheese, sandwich
loves to play with toys that makes sounds
loves to kick and loves to hold a block in his hand
loves to climb up high and loves it when you hold him up high
but we dont know what he needs when he makes sound showing that he’s not happy
all we know is that he’s not happy
but we dont know if he’s sick, hungry, tired, frustrated etc
I had baby sit Timothy a few times,
a very routine life is very important for him and he feels more comfortable when he’s at home
which means its hard for the parents to go anywhere else
they can’t go to friends place for visit, they cant go on family outings
they can’t go shopping in the mall or even just doing some very basic daily stuff
if they want to, one will have to stay and one can go
because Timothy cant stay outside for too long apart from being at school
so thats why me and my sisters so often will offer baby sit help
to take care of Timothy and his full of energy little sister
so daddy and mummy can go our for a movie, a date or just some own time to have a rest
I so happy to have known the family, it might seem like i am helping them
but in fact, they are helping me to see more things in life that i had never seem before
