Thank Allah for such a Beautiful Girl

As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,

Yesterday Dhuha’s special needs teacher came and she sat and played with her for over an hour. As I sat there watching her, how she played and copied her teacher, I couldn’t help but think no matter what happens I am so thankful that Allah the Most High has given me Dhuha just as she is.

Having a special needs child is challenging and frustrating and worrying but the benefits and rewards surpass all of that. I do want her to improve and get better and it seems as if she is but I don’t know how much of that is in my own head or how much of it is real progress.

In a few weeks, we have to take her to the hospital to have a hearing test done. During this test they have to put her to sleep and they will be looking at her brain stem for reactions to the test. She cannot do a normal hearing test because she doesn’t respond as normal children do. Although, I am 100% sure she can hear normally, her paediatrician ‘needs’ the test done so that she can diagnose her as autistic. Please make du’aa for her.

Getting the diagnoses has been a real mission impossible, which consisted of a number of trips across town, hours of waiting and ten minute meetings. Long waits at the paediatrician’s office with long meetings asking familiar questions about her development. Making phone calls that are not returned and people sending us in the wrong direction. Alhamdulillah, we now have an appointment for diagnoses, which is for the 27th of April. We need the diagnoses to get more specialised help, especially access to nurseries that deal with autistic children.

Oh Allah, All thanks and praise belongs to You alone.