‘This world is equally theirs’: A parent’s call for a better world for children with autism


National football captain Hariss Harun and his wife, Syahirah Mohamad, said their parenting journey has been one of trial and error. - ST

SINGAPORE: Eleven-year-old Naufal was splashing about with his younger sister Nadine in their condominium pool, occasionally mimicking the Merlion by spouting water out of his mouth.

A woman, an unfamiliar face, then approached him and told him off. Naufal responded by splashing water at her.

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