In today's How I Care, majabegovic speaks to Sherron Grant about the devastation of learning her son Isaiah had autism, the joy of seeing his accomplishments and why she created SawubonaACS Sawubona Africentric Circle of Support. — via healthing_ca
so that Isaiah can have an opportunity to do all sorts of activities to help improve his physical, fine motor and social skills, five or six days a week. We knew that if given a choice, he would be introverted, in front of a TV or a tablet or in a corner by himself, and so seven days a week, we have him busy and engaged. On any given day, he’s either with his therapist or he’s doing activities at Variety Village, or he is taking swimming lessons.
We listen to what he wants and what he’s interested in, and we also consider the feedback of those around him. At one of his former schools, he used to do a lot of gardening and his teacher shared how much he loved it. We had him volunteer at a community garden and when the opportunity came up for him to have his own urban farm and make money from that, we applied to a program, and his application was accepted.
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