As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Dhuha’s mood can change in an instant, with hardly a breath between her manic laughter and her screeching cry or she can remain locked in a particular emotion long past, what could be considered, normal. I can never guess what her mood will be like at any given [...]
Archive for the ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder’ Category
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As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Zahira showed me this video today and I was so moved by it that I cried. I think this girl has changed my entire perception of autism.
She’s Not Cold, She’s Autistic!
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Recently, Zahira’s hours at work have changed and so she is no longer able to bring Dhuha home from school. Consequently, I have started walking to school and fetching her and we all walk back together. It’s about a fifteen minute walk, which Dhuha has enjoyed. However, she’s [...]
Dhuha and Ruqyah
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Last Saturday, I made an appointment to take Dhuha to see a raqi. I was meant to take her at dhuhr time to the masjid and after the jamaat he would spend 15 minutes with her. I had to pray before going because there would be no way [...]
Getting on with the Business of Living
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, I haven’t been writing much about Dhuha. Mostly because I didn’t want to seem like I was complaining. Even now, I am not complaining, not to Allah and especially not to any of you. I don’t need to complain because I am content with what Allah has given [...]
Dhuha, Brushing Her Teeth and the Dentist
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Dhuha loves bath time. If you let her she would never come out. She also loves toothpaste and toothbrushes, just not for brushing her teeth. She chews on the brushes until all the bristles are broken and she eats as much of the toothpaste as she can before [...]
Dhuha and Jealousy
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, I don’t mean to brag but in Dhuha’s life daddy is number one. This is especially true when she’s upset. She’ll push past her mother, grandparents and anyone else just so I can carry and comfort her. That is one of the reasons, I feel, Dhuha and I [...]
No Link Between Autism and MMR
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, To be honest it is difficult to tell whether Dhuha had autism at birth or if she developed autism sometime within her first year of life. I lean towards her being autistic at birth but my own ignorance of the disorder didn’t allow me to see a problem [...]
Little Autistic Bilal Recites Quran
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, All praise and thanks belongs to Allah alone. My wife showed me this video this morning and it was extremely touching. Little Bilal has autism yet has managed to memorize Suratul Fatiha and Suratul Ikhlas. Even though these videos are two years old they are a source of [...]
Dhuha’s Diagnosis
As Salaam Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu, Alhamdulillah, Yesterday, Dhuha was formally diagnosed as having Autism Spectrum Disorder. The diagnosis came as a surprise to me after months and months of foot dragging and still with some outstanding tests (blood, urine, eye) to be done. I am not happy that my daughter has autism but [...]
