Kai Le's Mum Sharing

Two of my children are children with special needs. My elder son encountered neonatal cerebral hypoxia which affected his brain functioning. Since young, we notice that his development progress was slower than children in his age. And he appeared to be very active (i.e. excessive running, falling down frequently) and inattentive. During his 6 years in primary school, he could not complete school work and catch up with the school’s syllabus. The mother of one of his classmates encouraged me to seek professional help from A Zon Educare Advisory. After a few months of intervention, my son was less active. He could pay attention, write and read after 3 years of intervention in A Zon. Although his academic performance is not as good as his friends, his self-care skills, self-control ability and attention are adequate. Now, he is a 14-year-old teenager who is enjoying his school life in a mainstream school.

My daughter is 9 years old and she has been receiving intervention in A Zon 2 years ago. My daughter was born prematurely and her development was slower than children at her age. Since she started to walk at the age of 2, she appeared overly active (much more active than her elder brother). Her doctor claimed that she showed symptoms of autism on top of her hyperactivity. We were very upset. No kindergarten was willing to accept her due to her disabilities (i.e. difficulty to communicate and hyperactivity). We brought her to A Zon for intervention. We could see that she was less active after a few months of intervention. She started to communicate with us; there was great improvement in her understanding, verbal expression, and learning ability. I insisted to bring her for intervention, even travelling by bus for her sessions. When she entered Primary 1, nobody believed that she had never attended kindergarten and everyone was amazed by her learning performance.

Besides my children’s improvement, I personally learn to drive for the sake of my children. I’m thankful for all the effort and help from Ms. Lee Li Li and other teachers in A Zon. I really appreciate their help extended to children with learning difficulties and their family.

Words for other parents…

I hope parents could seek for professional help and guidance. I once met a grandmother who brought her grandson to school. The grandson was uncontrollable (i.e. attacked others, not able to follow instruction). I shared my experience with her and encouraged her to seek for professional help. Unfortunately, the grandmother claimed that being a teacher herself, she could manage the grandson without any professional help. People, especially the older generation, often look for traditional guidance (i.e. family teaching, spiritual help, etc.) than for professional help. I’m glad that my husband and I insisted to get professional psychological help for my children. We are really grateful for our children’s improvement.

Interviewee： Kai Le's Mum