Different But Unique

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20 May 2017

Each child coming to this world is Awesome, Unique, Talented, Impressive, Special and definitely they are all Marvelous creations of God. Some of them are categorized under….. AUTISM.

 Autism or “autism spectrum disorder” represents a wide range of mental conditions that develops in early childhood and the term “spectrum” reflects its variety. Different combinations of genetic and environmental influences as we know, causes autism while creating unique strengths and differences in the affected individuals.

I would argue there are more than one ways of doing things correctly in our world and if a child cannot learn the way most others does then we need to learn new techniques.  We therefore need to accept the fact that when it comes to a child, there cannot be normal or abnormal because each of them are unique.

I was introduced to a personality albeit a feature article in the local newspaper and his name is Stephen Wiltshire. His website describe him as an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. 

This Londoner, as a child, was mute being unable to relate to other people. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of three (3) could only learn to speak fully at the age of nine (9).  By that time he was already an established artist. His ability to reproduce city landscapes and cars with intimate details was unparalleled.

In 2006, he received the MBE (Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his services to the art world at the age of 32.

Slow learner, Different learner, Unusual learner or the Usual learner …… no need to sweat over the nomenclature…….. Each are Unique.
Please give everyone an opportunity to come out of the cocoon and spread their own colorful wings.

Comments

  1. Bookish delight and joyMay 21, 2017 at 3:54 PM

    Well said.Heartrending but powerful message.

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  2. Vishal BheerooMay 23, 2017 at 10:30 AM

    Hi Suman, it's a very beautiful way of looking at things, each child is different and I think we should stop calling someone as disabled but differently abled. Thanks for sharing about Stephen. Congrats for featuring on Blogadda Saturday Spicy Pick. You can read mine here:

    https://vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/simply-south-mumbai-an-enthralling-sobo-affair-1/

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    1. SumandebrayMay 31, 2018 at 11:43 AM

      Thanks for your time Vishal. I shall definitely be visiting your blog.

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  3. Balaka BasuMay 24, 2017 at 7:45 PM

    Great post...Autistic kids are usually differently abled and genius in certain fields..Btw good to come across your blog I also grew up in North East and then studied in Kolkata. Congarts on being Spicy Saturday Picks

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    1. SumandebrayMay 31, 2018 at 11:41 AM

      Many thanks for stopping by and leaving such nice words behind.
      People of the North East are special.

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