“Different, not less” Autism is not much of a conversed topic within our community. Sure, we all have heard the word before, but are we well aware of what Autism is? Did you know that despite the impression that was given to us, the said condition is a neurotypical disorder rather than a disability? I […]
SPECTRA
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Child Development
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability defined by the way it affects a person’s ability to communicate, socialize and fit in society. We sat down with Prof. Samanmali Sumanasena, an experienced clinician and an academic in the field of child development and child disability, for an interview on the way autism affects children, which […]
A Blessing In Disguise
“A mother’s love endures through all.” – Washington Irwin Motherhood is the perfect real-life embodiment of passion, affection, and selfless love all in one. Bringing your own child into this world wakens up the depths of mothers’ inner souls. A child ignites a mother’s life. They love their children wholeheartedly with utmost care and sincerity […]
Autism, Piano මං ආසම වචන දෙක
“ටික් ටික්… ස්… කාක් කාක්… ස්.. ට්රීං…… ස්… කාක්… ට්රීං…….”“ආහ් මේ සද්දෙ! කොහොම ඉවසන්නද?අම්මත් මොනව හරි කියනව ඒත් මට පැහැදිලි නෑනේ”මේ මං පුංචි කාලේ ඉඳන් අත් විඳි සිදුවීමක්. මට දැනෙන දේ කියන්නෙ කොහොමද කියල මට තේරුණේ නෑ. ඒත් එක දවසක් හදිස්සියේම මට ඇහුණා;“Do a deer a female deer..”එදා මට වචන හරියට තේරුණෙත් නෑ හැබැයි ඒ […]
Beneath The Mask
“Most of the time I don’t find autism to be the struggle, I find other people’s understanding of autism to be the struggle”. You may have encountered a number of quotes, phrasings by people on the spectrum about ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). But have you ever wondered which thoughts lead them to express emotions in […]
