Sebastien, now 26, has been living in Bali for six years with carers.
SINGAPORE: Ms Choo Kah Ying and her partner reside in Singapore, but they have chosen to let their non-verbal autistic son, now aged 26, live independently in Bali for the past six years.
“He is somebody who doesn't have the ability to converse, connect and relate to people the way most of us do. So that actually makes it very challenging for him, to connect with others and also to fit into the mainstream society based on our requirements,” she said. Ms Choo homeschooled Sebastien after the family moved from the United States to Singapore when he was 10 years old.
But things started going downhill after he turned 15. She started being on the receiving end of his attacks.“He started being very angry. He would shout my rules at me, the consequences, and that he didn't care. He would scream like an animal and he would hit me,” she said. “He would demand for them to be fixed immediately,” she said, adding that he would hurt himself if the demand was not met. “And I began just really being very terrified.”
He would bang his head with his fist so hard that it would sound like a basketball bouncing on the ground, said Ms Choo.She felt that Singapore was not the right place for him because of her presence.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Why a junior US guardsman had top secret accessWASHINGTON - Jack Teixeira gained a high-level security clearance through his job as an IT specialist just two years after joining the Air National Guard – a relatively common situation he allegedly exploited to leak top secret United States documents. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Judge rules Trump free to skip rape accuser's trial, jurors won't hear whyRape accuser E. Jean Carroll plans to attend every day. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Read more »
Why is Karl Lagerfeld, the Met Gala theme, controversial?The choice of Lagerfeld for fashion's biggest night is not without critics, one of whom is actress Jameela Jamil. “Why is THIS who we celebrate when there are so many AMAZING designers out there who aren't bigoted white men? What happened to everyone's principles and 'advocacy',' she wrote.
Read more »
$850 wedding favour, 120 security guards: Laurinda Ho, daughter of late casino king Stanley Ho, weds in 'low-key' Bali weddingLaurinda Ho, third daughter of the late casino tycoon Stanley Ho, has tied the knot with Chinese-Canadian actor Shawn Dou in Bali after dating for four years. The ceremony reportedly took place over two days on Monday and Tuesday (April 17 and 18). According to media reports, the wedding was reportedly held at one of Bali's top luxury resorts, Six...
Read more »
Late casino king's daughter Laurinda Ho marries Chinese actor Shawn Dou in S$8.5mil Bali weddingThe couple reportedly hired 120 security guards for their big day.
Read more »
Group cyclists can ride safely on the road but rookies need better education and etiquette, say seasoned ridersSINGAPORE — A lack of etiquette, a disregard for laws and a need to exhibit showmanship are some key reasons why accidents between cyclists tend to occur.
Read more »