last weekend, hubby and i (and little baby iyad of course) had the opportunity to attend a workshop on special needs children and Down Syndrome in PJ...we were glad that we attended this workshop as we got to meet and learn from the experts and exchanged stories and experiences with other parents as well...
the 1st workshop on the morning was on Managing the Emotional Impact of Special Needs on the Family by Dr Shan Narayanan...this is an important topic that we felt had really enlightened us in handling our emotions when dealing and living with baby iyad...we had a good discussion about it with the others, and we were glad that we had the opportunity to freely express our feelings and thoughts with other participants...
the 2nd workshop in the afternoon mainly focused on Down Syndrome in term of developing their skills in eating, talking and playing by a speech, language pathologist, farah alkaf... the session was very lively and fun..we watched a few video clips on this and were very amazed on how the DS children can actually developed their potential well...there were many special needs teachers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists attended the session and we got to find out about all the resources available for DS children...
baby iyad behaved very well during the workshop...he mainly slept comfortably in the wrap, occasionally woke up to chit chat with us, had his milk, then sleep again and poo...
alhamdulillah, we gained a lot of new knowledge and experience by attending this workshop..we met new friends and they were very supportive and friendly too...insya allah, we will try to apply this new knowledge in our journey with baby iyad and also help other families out there with special needs...we are not alone in this...there are many wonderful people out there who are in the same boat as us...and there are many awesome people out there who will give their support and love to us throughout this journey, insya allah...
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