For parents who have unique and diverse children. This book has been
written for children who do not fit into the norms and love snakes and
lizards. Children with special needs have many special gifts. As the
mother of a special need child, I have learned many lessons. I have
learned patience, tolerance and kindness in the face of adversity. There
have been many uphill battles to receive services for my son. Despite
all this, he continues to smile and he lights up my world. At one point,
my son was nonverbal for three years. His method of communication was
pointing or screaming. The first word he spoke was 'teddy' and I could
not stop crying for three days. To all parents who have special needs
kids, I wrote this book to bring hope to the parents and the kids. My
son now is able to speak and I cherish every word that comes from him.
Animals can get through to kids when human adults cannot. My son loves
animals. His favourite are snakes, lizards and spiders. Though our
battles during times of adversities can be very strong, we as parents
are required to be warriors for our children so that one day they may
have their voice in society. Every child deserves a right to make their
contribution to society by their diversity, their brilliance, their
uniqueness and by just being children.
