The mother of a 15-year-old boy born with autism is determined to end the stigma around the condition in South Africa.
Nkosi said she read up about autism and with the assistance of professionals was able to accept and love her son unconditionally.
Celebrating her son's sixth birthday celebration, Nkosi said the family bought him a small toy piano as a present, which he quickly mastered. to him. Moments later, he was able to play it on the piano. We were all so shocked!” she said. Nkosi believes that autistic children have talents that need to be nurtured at an early age. “I can never overemphasise the importance for early intervention. Yes, children are different, but there is always one thing they enjoy doing and they must be supported,” she said.
“At first I was against the idea of him singing because he cannot pronounce some words properly, but I realised that he enjoys it and people embrace that. He even produces songs that only he can understand,” Nkosi told TimesLIVE.Nkosi said there is a need for more awareness campaigns in various areas, such as the events she has been hosting over the past two years, which use the themes"I am autistic but I can" and"Proudly out of the box".
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