So we went on Easter Camp last weekend for 2 nights. There was this 5 yo boy named Lionel. I've known him since he was about 2. He has autism, and he is non-verbal. His eczemas are pretty bad too. I didn't normally pay attention to him. Simply because I didn't know what to do. It felt awkward. Im not good with kids, left alone one with special needs. All I did was keep my eyes on him karena dia suka lari keluar and I was worried for his safety. So I got to spend more time to 'observe' him during the camp. He was in my mind almost the whole time. I learnt that he actually understood commands. I kept thinking, what's on his mind? How does his world look like? What if people stop trying to pull him out of his world, and just go IN his world instead? What if we try to live in his world? So on the last day, I gathered my courage. I was alone on the deck, and I saw him. I called out to him. (I NEVER had any purposeful interaction with him befor...
A chronic introvert and a dreamy idealist.