Our experiments with Autism - A never ending journey

The Medium (Akshat's viewpoint) Everyday I see you struggle  trying to reach me And you do reach me, but, how do I acknowledge that  If I could truly reach you I would tell you more  than my unsaid words ever told you about And then your questions could have those answers than vainly echo anyway a thousand times in my head. I wish I could show you how a vacuum surrounds me, stopping my voice from travelling through. My actions grab your attention but do not convey the real thing, and everything that I could if... If there was a medium to connect and to share a snapshot of my mind with you. By, Anagha Jawalekar Come, let's delve into our communication journey started in 2015. After beginning the homeschooling with Akshat, almost after a year, he started showing some behaviors like jumping, moving in the house all the time, least sitting span while doing activities, and no attention. To me, it seemed that behaviors were because of sensory issues. So, I consulted an Occupational T

Everyday you see me struggle trying to reach you Do I reach you? I think I do... but just want to be sure. If you could reach me as well, I could hear you out everything the unsaid words never told me about. And then my questions could have their answers For I am trying to solve a jigsaw without knowing the whole picture. I wish I could get rid of the  vacuum that stands in between us stopping your voice from travelling through to me. Your actions grab my attention but do not convey the real thing. and all that you could tell if ... if only there was a medium for you to connect and to share  a snapshot of your mind to me. By, Anagha Jawalekar   How I taught my son to communicate? It is the topic for which I have started this blog. A subject so close to my heart and, I got the most success in that while working with Akshat. I feel communication is the fundamental requirement to know any individual and, it becomes paramount while dealing with children/adults with Autism. When I was doing