Making your partner involved in rearing autistic child
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
AN AFRICAN proverb said, “It takes a village to raise a child.” This means that everyone in the community is involved...
Lessons from my Autistic Son
By Aiza dela Cruz
MOTHER’S Day has passed and we all have celebrated our mothers for their love, sacrifice, and struggles in rearing us. I,...
Playing to learn
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
MORE than a year out of school and no playmates of his age, my son coped during this pandemic by developing...
Teaching my son to speak
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
MY son was already two years old and he could only utter dede for milk and mama which he barely used, and the...
How I potty-train my son
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
POTTY training is one the most basic self-care activities that children must learn. My son was already four years old when...
Staying a sane mother to an autistic
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
A QUOTE of Dalai Lama states: “If you feel burnout setting in, if you feel demoralized and exhausted, it is best,...
The joys of autism
BY AIZA DELA CRUZ
PEOPLE would often express their pity, sadness, and sympathy to me when they knew that my son is autistic. I got...