我的两个孩子都是有特殊需要的孩子。大儿子因为在出世的过程中脑缺氧而导致他脑部发育受损。当时医生告诉我，他只有50%的机会能像其他正常孩子一样。从小，我们就发觉他的成长比同年龄的孩子慢，而且也非常的好动（例：跑来跑去、常常跌倒也不怕痛）和不专心。除此以外，他的学习能力也非常慢，在就读华小的6年里，他几乎都无法完成功课，考试成绩也很差。当时，我们真的很无助，也很痛心儿子的能力和机能障碍让他无法向其他同学一样学习。还好当时儿子同学的妈妈介绍我到A Zon生命教育学苑寻求协助。在接受了几个月的疗育课程后，我们发现儿子的过动行为减少了。在A Zon的3年内，儿子也可以慢慢的写功课和阅读。现在我的儿子已经14岁了，虽然在学术成绩上还跟不上同龄孩子，至少在自理能力、自控能力和专注力上和他的同学没有多大的差别。他现在看起来也不像是有特殊需要的孩子。我的女儿今年9岁，在A Zon接受疗育课程已经2年了。女儿是早产儿，发展速度也比同龄小孩慢。从她在两岁学会走路后，她就非常的好动，而且过动程度比哥哥还厉害。当时医生告诉我们，女儿除了过动以外，还有轻微的自闭症状。我当时真的很伤心。因为她的障碍（例：过动、无法和别人沟通），之前哥哥所就读学校和多间幼儿园也不原意收她。还好A Zon愿意接受让女儿上疗育课程。几个月后，我发现女儿的过动减少了。大约在一年后，女儿也渐渐可以和我们沟通，理解能力、表达能力和学习能力有明显的进步。还记得当时因某种原因，曾经让女儿停止疗育课程，一直到后来我搭巴士也坚持让女儿再上疗育课。当中的辛苦，只有做父母的才能体会。直到她上一年级后，几乎没有人相信她不曾接受过幼儿教育，因为她的认知和其他小孩差别不大。
除了孩子的成长以外，我也因此学习驾车认路，因为孩子我也变得大胆了。很感恩A Zon的李莉莉老师和所有老师的爱心付出，让我的孩子能像其他的孩子一样成长。也很感激他们在孩子的成长中一路的陪伴，让学障孩子与家庭不再孤单。
想对其他家长说的话…
我希望家长们要相信专业人士的意见和寻求他们的帮助。我曾经遇过一位阿嫲带着她有发展障碍的孙子上学。看到她孙子不受控制的情况（例：不能听从指示、会攻击别人），我和就她分享了我孩子接受疗育课程的经过和效果，鼓励她为孙子寻求专业的协助。可是阿嫲却回应自己是老师，她自己可以教好孙子，所以不需要咨询医生和接受疗育。看着她的孙子因没有得到应有的协助，我觉得真可惜。以前我的妈妈也是认为孩子没有问题，是家长不会教导孩子，他们才会这么顽皮。甚至还要去“问神”，看看孩子们是否有问题。还好我和先生都坚持寻求专业的儿童心理咨询，和让孩子接受疗育。现在，我在孩子身上看到明显的进步，我和先生都很感恩。
Two of my children are children with special needs. My elder son encountered neonatal cerebral hypoxia which affected his brain functioning. Since young, we notice that his development progress was slower than children in his age. And he appeared to be very active (i.e. excessive running, falling down frequently) and inattentive. During his 6 years in primary school, he could not complete school work and catch up with the school’s syllabus. The mother of one of his classmates encouraged me to seek professional help from A Zon Educare Advisory. After a few months of intervention, my son was less active. He could pay attention, write and read after 3 years of intervention in A Zon. Although his academic performance is not as good as his friends, his self-care skills, self-control ability and attention are adequate. Now, he is a 14-year-old teenager who is enjoying his school life in a mainstream school.
My daughter is 9 years old and she has been receiving intervention in A Zon 2 years ago. My daughter was born prematurely and her development was slower than children at her age. Since she started to walk at the age of 2, she appeared overly active (much more active than her elder brother). Her doctor claimed that she showed symptoms of autism on top of her hyperactivity. We were very upset. No kindergarten was willing to accept her due to her disabilities (i.e. difficulty to communicate and hyperactivity). We brought her to A Zon for intervention. We could see that she was less active after a few months of intervention. She started to communicate with us; there was great improvement in her understanding, verbal expression, and learning ability. I insisted to bring her for intervention, even travelling by bus for her sessions. When she entered Primary 1, nobody believed that she had never attended kindergarten and everyone was amazed by her learning performance.
Besides my children’s improvement, I personally learn to drive for the sake of my children. I’m thankful for all the effort and help from Ms. Lee Li Li and other teachers in A Zon. I really appreciate their help extended to children with learning difficulties and their family.
Words for other parents…
I hope parents could seek for professional help and guidance. I once met a grandmother who brought her grandson to school. The grandson was uncontrollable (i.e. attacked others, not able to follow instruction). I shared my experience with her and encouraged her to seek for professional help. Unfortunately, the grandmother claimed that being a teacher herself, she could manage the grandson without any professional help. People, especially the older generation, often look for traditional guidance (i.e. family teaching, spiritual help, etc.) than for professional help. I’m glad that my husband and I insisted to get professional psychological help for my children. We are really grateful for our children’s improvement.
受访者 Interviewee：凯乐妈妈
