Together for Autism

• Author: Klorela Rexhahmataj - Florida Bonjo
• Pages: 155-161

155

Vol. 3 No. 2

September, 2017

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2410-759X

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

Life story

Enine yearsoldtheeldestoftwosonsofthefamilyyoungestbrothersix years

hadanormalearlydevelopmentearlystueringalsogoodmotorskillsandcuriosity

about things surrounding him.

Aerthe secondbirthdaytherstsigns begantoappearhisyoungparents admit

thatatrsttheyrefusedtoseeandconfrontthesesigns

Thechildoccasionallyshowssignsofaggressionagainstothersaggressivenessthat

appearstocomeunconsciouslyshuingbackandforthbystayinginaplacegreat

nervousnesswhenstaying inasingleplacefor alongtimemakinga punchhands

and tightening them tightly, loss of concentration and repetition of the same question

withinashorttimeletssaywithinminutes

Ehasaverystrongmemoryitisenoughto hearitonceandcanretraceitindetail

wheneverit is questioned aboutthesubject in question Itseems that during his

tough moments what calms him down is a strong sense of regularityHe never

likes to pass the side lines of the notebook, he likes sharp pencils, sorted by size and

furthermore likes underlining.

Currently he is a student  in a private educational institution where it appears

thataending aclassroom withfewerstudentsthanpublic schoolsand moresta

dedicatedtostudentsislikelytobemorebenecial

Itshowsverygooddrawingskills

OSevenyearsoldtherstofthreechildrenanotherbrotherandayoungersister

showstherstsignsofautisminhisearlystageofinfantdevelopmentbutdiagnostic

sessionsandthersttreatmentswasreceivedonlyaertheageofyears

Whenparentsbotheducatedwereaskedastowhytherewassunchalongdelay

therewasasurprisinganswerThefactthatparentswereatayoungagecouldhave

beenanindicatorofthefeartoacceptsuchadeseasehopingthattheywerewrong

andthathisbehaviorandaitudewouldgoawaywithhisgrowth

Laterwith thearrival ofanotherchildwhowasdevelopingat amuch fasterpace

thanhis brotherthis wasalarming fortheseparents whonally becomeawareof

their child’s condition.

Overtimethereweresignsofaggressionespeciallyagainsthislilebrotherandhis

sisterwhichappearedintheformofconstraintsandbruises

Incompletepronunciationofwordsdicultyinarticulatingthemcorrectlyandlack

offocusDuringthedicultmomentswhenitseemstobecompletelydetachedfrom

theoutside worldthe onlything thatcalms andmakes himinteresting aresweets

ingeneralandchocolates in particular which has ledtoobesityof the child and

frequent visits to the dentist .

Parentsadmitthatonlyaerfouryearsofagewithgreatdicultytheywereable

to accept the fact that their child had a very serious problem. From this moment they

scheduldedregularmeetingswithdoctorspsychologistsandsocialworkersareal

Together for Autism

KlorelaRexhahmataj

Florida Bonjo