^Sis in denial ang SIL ko eh (she's a single mom) and also my MIL. Yes he attends school, nursery na sya. Hay ewan ko ba kung bakit nagbu-bulagbulagan sila, samantalang everyone else is telling them na parang autistic nga yung kid. My MIL claims: Slow lang sya, but when he finds a good teacher makakahabol din. For her it's the teacher's fault na di daw natuturuan ng tama yung bata. Nung hindi nakalakad ng maayos paakyat ng stage kanina (it was their school's recognition day), kasalanan daw nung usher na hindi hinatid sa itaas. Hay. Siguro dahil sa pride nila? I feel bad for the kid for missing out on possible treatments or SPED classes.
Here are his symptoms that don't really bother me:
-he has delayed speech development, incoherent words, babbles a lot
-all of his sentences' intonation sound like he's asking a question
-he drools, with his chin perpetually dripping wet with saliva
-he's unusually clumsy, always tripping on something, not allowed to take the stairs mag-isa kasi baka mahulog
-obsessed with newspapers.
-oblivious to what's going on around him, in their recognition day kanina tayo sya ng tayo and walks around or nagsasayaw sya kahit yung mga classmates nya nakaupo.
His quirks that make me feel uneasy:
-he's too close for comfort. For example I was using my laptop sa kwarto and he would come in, sit beside me on the bed, then watch the screen, then eventually di ko na makita screen ko because nakaharang na yung ulo nya between me and the laptop.
I don't know kung paano ko sya sasawayin, nawi-witness ito ni SIL pero hindi rin nya sinasaway. (I think she's a special child herself)
He'd then babble and spray spit on my screen and my arms, face. etc.
-Nagagawa ko lang manood DVDs when he's asleep kasi when he's awake di ko maintindihan pinapanood ko. He'd always be too near my face showing me his toys (with loud sound effects), babbling, sitting on my lap and asking me endless questions. I don't reject him naman, I talk to him soothingly, pat his back, show interest in his newspaper collection and praise him occasionally. Ayoko lang talaga kapag nababasa ako ng laway nya. Hay. And my SIL naman is oblivious din so hindi sya lagi pinupunasan.
-On our wedding entourage ginawa namin sya ring bearer (he was 4 years old), nung ceremony he was making babbling noises for several minutes, and nakuha pa tuloy sa wedding video namin that hubby was so uncomfortable and lingon ng lingon para sawayin sya.
Ayun lang for now. My husband is their breadwinner so if magpa-therapy si nephew or attend special school or explore ng biomedical intervention gastos lahat yun ng hubby ko. Ayoko man magdamot pero parang ayoko rin masyado ma-strain yung budget namin because of that, though I think maging open lang sina ILs eh they can avail of free SPEC classes naman in public schools. Di naman kasi kami mayaman.
Hay sori napahaba ang post ko.
