HAMZA EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM - TIM ATHFAAL

Hamza dah start sekolah effective July, 2015
Sekolah yang dipilih - TIM ATHFAAL
Kelas ANIS (Anak Istimewa) - Early Intervention Program (EIP)
ada lebih kurang 40 student Autism, ADD, ADHD

First day sekolah memang menangis
tapi lepas tu ok je
hantar je nangis
but dekat sekolah teacher kata dia boleh ikut arahan and tak banyak karenah
terus pandai makan sendiri sampai teacher tolong suap pun dia tak bagi

Why TIM-ATHFAAL?
Aku ada terbaca review dari blog mommy yang pernah hantar
perkembangan positif pada anak
dari non-verbal dah boleh bercakap
sebelum ni dikenali sebagai Tadika Indah Murni and ada a few student Autism
Pastu banyak demand so dorang bukak cawangan baru
kelas ada kategori: ANIS, PRESCHOOL, PLAYSCHOOL and NURSERY

TIM-ATHFAAL takda specific treatment macam ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)
But they focus pada self help, social skills, fine motor skills
The best part ada include speech therapy and occupational therapy
Selain tu ada music therapy, autism movement therapy, Brain Gym
Added Value: Islamic based therapy
Dekat sekolah ada Ustaz yang akan ajar doa bila morning assembly
ada group session and one to one
ada jugak water therapy tapi tu additional fee so tengah fikir-fikir lagi

aku enrolled Hamza untuk Full day Program from 8.30am - 3.30pm
Tapi 7.30 dah hantar dia pergi sekolah sebab sadly we're both working slaves
Pergi abah dia hantar pasal abah dia masuk kerja pukul 9am
Balik ummi ambik pasal ummi keluar office 5.00pm
Sebab nusery dah penuh , school akan hantar hamza ke transit nursery yang selang 1 blok
transit nursery pun Alhamdullillah so far so good
owner sangat baik dan jagaan yang baik so far (Bondamama branch)
will talk about transit nursery in separate post

Hamza ada dapat communication book
basically teacher akan tulis daily activity
mostly apa task yang hamza buat what he can and can't do yet
Teacher Hamza nama dia teacher Suhaila
MasyaAllah baik dan friendly
Teacher Su pun ada anak special needs so she knows exactly what she's doing

Apa-apa pun aku nak say whole lotta THANKS WITH HUGSSS AND LOVEE
to TEEFA yang share pasal TIM-ATHFAAL ni
she's the one yang inform pasal TIM-ATHFAAL dah buka kat wangsa maju
Dia siap pergi Open Day
So aku terus macam what the heck just go check it out
sebab aku sebenarnya macam dah putus asa bila check harga EIP kat Malaysia
ni semua RIBU-RIBAN untuk 3 jam sehari kalau untuk daily program
Sesuailah sebab memang 1-1 program and you have your own therapist
Aku mula-mula pun fikir nak register NASOM je but hesitated
sebab jauh dari perjalanan kitorang lakibini nak pegi keja

So bila pergi borak dengan Teacher Su...pastu jumpa Manager dia Ms Rushd
terus jatuh cinta and the rest is history.
I can see Hamza is happier than ever!

Pasal fee don't worry...definitely will not leave you broke
aku sangat BERTUAH sebab company fully covered bulan-bulan yuran
untuk any rehabilitation program for Hamza sebab dia ada OKU card
Aku bersyukur sangat ada employer yang prihatin kepada anak-anak OKU
By right aku boleh pergi mana-mana EIP Mahal gila tu sebab fully covered - no limit
tapi aku sendiri tak mampu nak dahulukan duit dulu...hahaha
so yeah takpa, so far I am confident with TIM -ATHFAAL
InsyaAllah, kita tengok dalam 6 months macam mana

Seronok naik kereta tapi bila sampai simpang wangsa maju menangissss
and yeah hamza telah dibotakkan atas sebab-sebab tak dapat dielakkan
will story later if I have time
ummi SEDIH!

Next aku akan cerita improvement Hamza sejak sekolah
mungkin sikit tapi besar maknanya pada aku

Hamza first day of school recorded
walaupun kena bangun 6.30 pagi tapi excited dia tuuuuu

Special

Some of my close friends already knew this

My son, Muhammad Hamza just diagnosed with Autism (Mild-Moderate)

from NASOM and Child Development Centre (CDC), HUKM

We are currently searching for the best therapy and early intervention program

for Hamza (that will not bankrupt us because autism is expensive) 

So apa reaction aku masa child psychologist bagitau result assessment dia?

I felt relieved.

seriously lega. 

Because I've been observing Hamza since he's 15 months.

I can't denied the fact that he's a late bloomer

at 16 months dah bawak dia buat hearing test and Alhamdulillah normal.

So I've waited until 20 months (adjusted age) to hear his first word

There's none.

So I wait no more and started calling Nasom and CDC buat appointment

untuk assessment.

bawak jugak speech therapy assessment and the SLP pun expressed her concerned.

memang ada traits autism tu.

At first , I made myself believe it probably ADHD 

Because he's really hyper, short attention span etc

But from time to time, the traits become more obvious

from the hand flapping, stimming, less eye contact and tip toeing.

I started searching for more articles about Autism

watch more youtube videos on the treatment

join FB "Austime Malaysia, "Kelab anak Autisme"  and more

So yes, 

when I heard the diagnosis, I felt relieved.

I got more assurance from Child Development Centre (CDC) HUKM

Time wasted no more and this is the best age to get the help he needed.

Now I have the answers, I just have ask more questions.

Did I cry?

Yes, loads.

But I cried because I feel like I'm not doing good enough for Hamza, yet.

He is my son and I still look at him the same just like before the diagnosis.

He is the same person.

He just need more support, love and attention from us.

I didn't share his condition on other social media because I don't want sympathy or likes

I just want your Doa.

However, I will blog more about  our journey, Insya'Allah

I will only blog to share info for future special supermom and superdad out there.

I'm still learning and this is just the beginning of our wonderful journey.

#hamzavsautism