Speaking with Body and Paintings: The Language of My Autistic Son
#autism, #paintings, #communication, #specialneeds, #parenting, #teen, #aggression Neurotypicals often lament that “non-verbal” autistic...
Week 5 of Serialization: Where Does My Autistic Son Belong?: Chapters 1 – Chapter 5
"I wished I could have said that my renunciation of physical force against Sebastien was a turning point in our story. Well, that didn’t...
A Free Sharing Session of Strategies and Techniques with Parents of High-Anxiety Autistic Youths and
More than two years ago, Jerome, my partner, and I made the heartbreaking decision to move Sebastien, my autistic son to Bali, after...
A Two-Year Anniversary
It’s been a little past two years since we moved Sebastien, my autistic son, to Bali. What a roller-coaster ride it has been with...
Please Make A Mother's Wish Come True!
Back in 2014, when I first started A Mother's Wish, I was worried for the uncertain future of Sebastien, my moderately autistic son, who...
A Mother's Wish Holiday Programme — Stephanie Tahiri's Play2See Programme
It is with tremendous gratitude that we have concluded our mini-A Mother's Wish holiday programme 2017. I am so thankful to everyone —...
A Mother's Wish's Subsidised Holiday Programme — "Colourful Body" by Ivy Chew
Big thanks go out to Ivy Chew who ran our "Colourful Body" programme, the volunteers, carers, and last, but certainly not least, our...
Moving Sebastien to Bali: One-Year Retrospective
Life-Changing Decision Towards the end of August, Jerome and I decided to move Sebastien, my 20-year-old son, from Singapore to Bali....
Living the Reality of Pangdemonium's "Falling"
Last night, I had the privilege of attending Pangdemonium’s production of “Falling”, a play about a family struggling with autism, and...
