21-May-2015
Sudha Nambudiri
KOCHI : Emboldened by the district collector's decision to take action against illegal therapy centres for special children, parents have started posting horror stories of their personal experience on the 'Together We Can' Facebook page.
Parents, who were earlier scared to divulge any details, have started discussing issues and experiences on the page.
Writes Padma Pillai on her visit to a therapy centre along with other parents: "Run by an Occupational Therapist man and a lady who has previous experience, the OT man also claims he has found a cure for autism using acupuncture (without needles!). He started off by saying, they do allow parents inside and keep the door of the therapy room always open (ha!!) and that parents are welcome to walk in any time. The first 3 months they don't allow parents because that is the time for the therapist to get to know the child!"
Another parent Preetha Anoop writes about her son who fractured his hand during occupational therapy: "I saw him lying unconscious and doctor explained about the pain killer that he had administered as he was crying out of pain. I have hardly seen him expressing pain as reduced pain sensitivity is a common feature of children with Autism. The pain should have been excruciating and above normal thresholds for him to actually feel it and express it.
"Shortly after, the doctor informed us that the X-ray results indicated that his hands were broken into two pieces. He asked us to probe into the situation and find out exactly how this has happened. He advised us immediate surgery. Autistic children cannot understand anything unless it's being communicated by someone who have won their trust. They have communication impairment and cannot comprehend easily. When we asked the therapist, he fumbled something about how he only applied little pressure..."
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