A Matter of Acceptance
July 25th, 2010 | 
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Kiko* is 4 years old. He is an active boy, a VERY active one. He was brought to us last year for tutorial. It seems like he couldn’t cope with the lessons like other boys his age. But we felt that the problem was MORE than that.
Kiko can’t keep still. He has no eye contact. He doesn’t talk. He may repeat what another person says but he can’t identify an object when he is shown one. I wanted to ask his mom if they considered having him checked, luckily, his school teacher, who happens to be a friend of mine, beat me to it.
The teacher explained to mom all the things that I have just said. She also tried to make mom understand that she wants what is best for Kiko and that we are all doing our best.
With this, mom, with a lovely smile on her face, simply said.. “But he’s ok, right?” obviously missing the point the teacher was trying to say.
Now, Kiko is 4, talks very little, runs much and still has no eye contact. Much as we wanted to help him, we’re not the right people and the right institution to do it…
*not real name
Posted in teacher's journal
I hope Kiko will be ok,
My boy has similar challenges as well, and though at the beginning it is very difficult to accept, the worse thing parents can do to children with special needs is deny the child the support and appropriate interventions. Hope 'Kiko' will get the proper help he needs soon.
And thanks for dropping by my site
Obviously Kiko is a special child, probably an autistic one. It is best that he be brought to an specialist to accurately diagnose his condition. Poor child if his mother fails to recognize his real problem. The mother is in a state of denial probably because of self pride. Thanks for the post. God bless you always.
Poor boy! I hope his mom realizes that he has a special child and that she needs to have his son checked asap.
So sad to hear this.
I agree with others, Kiko needs special treatment and education…