In a family we may or may not have a child who is silent and never wants to talk to anyone except that one person who makes him/her smile.
These children with the silence treatment like character, sometimes they are autistic and if not treated right,they will loose control or even commit suicide at some point.
The child may not learn fast but eventually they need someone to talk to and guide them in the right way possible and mostly, whatever you teach them,that is what they apply,so it’s better to teach them the moral ways than the wrong ways.
Many parents don’t know what there children are and they don’t know how to treat them right. You have to understand what that child wants.Whenever this child says no, it’s a no they’ll never change their mind to say yes unless you take your time to understand what they want.
The worst part of autistic kids is that, they don’t like anyone shouting at them or even blaming them for something worse.They panic so easily and loose control immediately,they develop fear that makes them run away from you eventually.
I have encountered more than one child in different families with autism but the parents don’t know what it’s like to handle these children.
Children with autism tend to be afraid of trying something new, they’re afraid of someone who shouts loudly,they only love silent places and mostly they can hurt themselves whenever they’re wronged.
Junior,a village boy from a certain part of Africa was my first African child to encounter who had autism and the parents knew nothing of his condition and so they could say he was a mad boy. They didn’t know Junior needed someone who could at least talk to him, understand him better.
I took my time in the village observing this boy’s likes and dislikes and later came up with my assumption.Junior only loved his brother and hated his parents so much for calling him a mad kid Everytime they introduced him to someone.He loved reading alot whenever he was at his calm mode and could beat himself up whenever his father scolded him for not being an upright boy.
His attitude towards his father was drastically dropping and deeply this whole thing was becoming a mess.The father didn’t know his son needed a loving person around him.So whenever he scolded junior,the boy could hold onto his toy bear so tightly.
I had to talk to the nearest person around,a counselor who could help both the boy and the parents.
It’s fair enough to understand signs of an autistic child before changing them to mad people.Their silence matters to them alot.
By Monica Kemunto
Site Title 