Week 12 of Serialization: Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?
In 2019, I published Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?. It chronicles my struggle with raising my adolescent autistic son, Sebastien, and my subsequent decision of setting a home for him in Bali. As part and parcel of A Mother’s Wish initiative (amotherswish.com.sg) to raise awareness about the need to treat autistic individuals with genuine respect and empathy, I am serializing the book on Medium (please see the links below for all the serialized chapters to date, includin
Painting Series by Jean-Sebastien Choo, Self-taught Autistic Artist #16— Dream Impossible
#bali #autism #parenting #painting #art #island #Indonesia (Dream Impossible, 12 x 9 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 + shipping) The title for this painting, “Dream Impossible” (with its flight of an imaginary dragon), is inspired by a dream of a future that I had for Sebastien back in 2012. Those who have been catching the serialisation of my book, Where Does My Autistic Son Belong, will know that the seeds of Sebastien’s current life in Bali were fi
Video-calling Sebastien, My Autistic Son
by Kah Ying CHOO #Covid #autism #video #Bali, #parenting, #special needs A "family shot" on February 1, 2021 For the first few years, our thrice-a-week video calls with Sebastien, my 24-year-old autistic son who lives in Bali, would typically last no longer than a minute, if we were lucky: Jerome (my husband) and I:
Hello/Good Morning, Sebastien! H-how-
Sebastien:
Good morning. How are you? I am fine, thank you. Croissant, banana,... Vitamin C... ciabatta (the inventory of
AMW2021 Dialogue #3 with Jerome Poudevigne: The "Happiness Approach": An Underrated Autism Treatment
Thursday, May 27th 2021 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, SGD5 (all proceeds go to A Mother's Wish) Register for the event here: https://autismhappinessjeromep.peatix.com/ When I was writing my book, Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?, I was even more conscious of the fact of how much Jerome, my husband, was this quiet hero who was always ready to come to the rescue. While most people tend to associate me with the caregiving journey of Sebastien, my autistic son, and the incredible story se
Painting Series by Jean-Sebastien Choo, Self-taught Autistic Artist #15— Grieving for Two
(Grieving for Two: 2 paintings, 8 x 16 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 x 2 = SGD280 + shipping) (Grieving I, 8 x 16 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 + shipping) (Grieving II, 8 x 16 in, water color and poster color, canvas panel, SGD140 + shipping) This pair of paintings was done during Sebastien's first challenging year of living in Bali, when we were in the midst of transitioning him away from us, even as we were struggling to fi
Week 11 of Serialization: Where Does My Autistic Son Belong? Chapter 11: BONGABON: TAKE 1
In 2019, I published Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?. It chronicles my struggle with raising my adolescent autistic son, Sebastien, and my subsequent decision of setting a home for him in Bali. As part and parcel of A Mother’s Wish initiative (amotherswish.com.sg) to raise awareness about the need to treat autistic individuals with genuine respect and empathy, I am serializing the book on Medium, (please see the links below for all the chapters serialized to date): CHAPT
