Cartoonist explores emotional journey of parenting a child with special needs

Following his daughter’s Dalya’s diagnosis with Smith-Magenis Syndrome, Zid created a comic to raise awareness about the condition. Photo: Mohamad Yazid Kamal Baharin

As the father of two young daughters, comic book artist Mohammad Yazid Kamal Baharin, better known as Zid, reveals that he and his small family embrace a day-by-day approach to life.

“I’ve long realised I was never in control of my path. I can plan, but I learned the hard way through the curve balls that I’ve been thrown at time and time again that the best way to move forward is to let go and ride the waves,” he says in a recent interview in Kuala Lumpur.