This was the title of a film I saw about thirty years ago.
I was in despair as my third child who was around two years was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome at that time. I was clueless as to what to expect and what should I do for him. The film was a turning point which gave me the determination and courage to raise my son to achieve his best potential.
Little did I know then that this was going to be a major turning point in my life.The road was challenging with a lot of sacrifices and venturing into new careers. I took my career path to working with persons with special needs and meeting their parents. This gave way to many new stints like translating books and simplifying texts to name a few.
My work led me to do a special education course which gave me an insight into the working of the human behaviours. With a better understanding of my son’s disability I was able to create a training plan with practical goals for my son .
Today Raghuram has progressed from an infant with delayed milestones to a young man with income generating skills, a good household helper and ability to take care of his personal needs.
My focus was to train him to have good social behaviours and have economical independence. I experienced failures which gave me motivation to further my work towards his development.
Today Raghuram is an obligatory but a dynamic part of our life helping us as he works like a clock. He is instrumental in my starting a training and working unit for intellectually impaired young adults.
At Strategy & Action for Independence Trust these young persons are trained in income generating activities. This includes screen printing, file and paper bag making, weaving, post press work like numbering, sorting perforation and binding.
The Unit functions in a quiet place by the side of a lake at Rajesh Nagar, Pallikaranai.
Lakshmi P Sarma
"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is a progress, working together is success." - Henry Ford
I was in despair as my third child who was around two years was diagnosed with Down’s syndrome at that time. I was clueless as to what to expect and what should I do for him. The film was a turning point which gave me the determination and courage to raise my son to achieve his best potential.
Little did I know then that this was going to be a major turning point in my life.The road was challenging with a lot of sacrifices and venturing into new careers. I took my career path to working with persons with special needs and meeting their parents. This gave way to many new stints like translating books and simplifying texts to name a few.
My work led me to do a special education course which gave me an insight into the working of the human behaviours. With a better understanding of my son’s disability I was able to create a training plan with practical goals for my son .
Today Raghuram has progressed from an infant with delayed milestones to a young man with income generating skills, a good household helper and ability to take care of his personal needs.
My focus was to train him to have good social behaviours and have economical independence. I experienced failures which gave me motivation to further my work towards his development.
Today Raghuram is an obligatory but a dynamic part of our life helping us as he works like a clock. He is instrumental in my starting a training and working unit for intellectually impaired young adults.
At Strategy & Action for Independence Trust these young persons are trained in income generating activities. This includes screen printing, file and paper bag making, weaving, post press work like numbering, sorting perforation and binding.
The Unit functions in a quiet place by the side of a lake at Rajesh Nagar, Pallikaranai.
Lakshmi P Sarma
"Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is a progress, working together is success." - Henry Ford
