autism feature
information the key
Recognising the need for more
feeling soon passed as I realised I friends. I don’t know what I was
did not know enough about autism, ever worried about as I wouldn’t
so I made it my job to do lots of change a thing. He is now in year
a New South Wales mum developed research and reading. one at school and continues to
Rebecca Keysers, the founder of My misconceptions about autism
information for parents whose
children are diagnosed with autism,
an app to help other families.
Autism Link, shares her story.
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progress in communication, which
was his main struggle.
were totally wrong - not that it
mattered anyway, as Kaiser is my During this beautiful journey it
Kaiser is my first born son. He was son and no matter what disability occurred to me that there are
a delightfully happy, easy going, he had I would still love him the many challenges that parents
relaxed baby who never complained same. His years ahead involved face after receiving a diagnosis of
about anything. At 2.5-years of age lots of speech therapy and autism. I decided that a directory
he went off to daycare for the first occupational therapy. Watching was needed and created a plan
time, and that was when I felt my him grow and evolve was amazing. for an app that would be useful
world come crashing down. A few During these years Kaiser and I for families Australia-wide to find
issues were discovered and the were very close, and I realised he autism-related services in their
suggestion was made that Kaiser doesn’t have a disability at all - he area. This is when Autism Link
may be autistic. I cried and cried just views things differently and came alive!
and cried for a few days. I was in in great detail. He is incredibly denial as nothing had been formally bright, with many fantastic qualities I was lucky enough to find an app
confirmed, and I worried what the and extraordinary talents. He developer, Appiwork in Bathurst,
future would hold for him. I started can sing beautifully, play musical that believed in my idea from
thinking that he would need care for instruments, is very affectionate, the get go, and gently pushed
the rest of his life, that he wouldn’t learns new things very quickly, me to get the ball rolling. They
get married, or have a career. This enjoys challenges and has many helped me draft a beautiful app
autism feature
linkonline.com.au