Challenges and triumphs: Parents share stories about kids with special needs


Mohd Azizi (third from left) with (from left) his wife Nor Ashikin, eldest son Muhammad Aqiel, youngest daughter Nur Athirah and eldest daughter Nur Aqielah at their home in Kampung Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur . — Photos: SHAARI CHEMAT/The Star

LIKE many fathers, hotel technician Mohd Azizi Mohamed, 47, does school run with his son, Muhammad Aqiel Amni, 17, and daughter, Nur Athirah, 12, before he goes to work and after they're done at school.

But unlike many fathers, those trips involve carrying his teenagers onto their wheelchair and stroller, putting them into his car, driving to their school, lifting them up again and pushing them to their classrooms. He repeats every step in reverse when he picks them up in the afternoon to send them home.

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