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Parents’ Stories
Being the father of a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), I try to enjoy and celebrate every moment of my own and my daughter’s experiences and I do my best to bring a positive change to families with similar circumstances.
The achievement I am most proud of is my openness about the way I have handled my daughter’s diagnosis journey. This has made those who know me see a more positive picture of what it means to have a child with a disability. Previously some of them were prisoners of their own negative thinking, but by sharing our experience and revealing my positive attitude and high spirits, these negative thinkers have had a change of mindset and are thankfully coming out of their shells and smiling at life as it is.
The second achievement I am proud of, is that I became a member of Dream The Change at early stages of its establishment and I was extremely grateful for the fact that I had the opportunity to share some of my views and ideas with its director.
I always say, “My autistic daughter has been by far my best teacher in life”.