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Larry King Update

Apologies for my previous post about the timing of the Larry King Episode on Autism. Rupanya, that was following CNN USA's programming when for CNN Asia the timetable is completely different.

The next showing, following this page will be at 6:00pm later. If you go to the page, it will give the full listings of when the show will be repeated.

Happy Viewing!

Autism discussion on CNN's Larry King Live

The previously postponed episode on Autism by Larry King is now scheduled to be shown on Wednesday 9pm Eastern Time, which if I'm not mistaken, will make it Thursday Morning 9am Brunei Time.

The theme of the show is "The Heartbreak... and the Hope of Autism" and he will be interviewing teenager Jason McElwain who is living with the disorder along with the famous autism advocates/parents, Holly Robinson Peete, Doug Flutie Jr and Toni Braxton.

Hopefully, the show will help raise more awareness on autism and in particular, giving hope to parents in the positive progress of their child!

PURPOSE:Hoping for more understanding and less judgment from all.   To show the importances of early intervention and an evidence based treatment to help reach the full potential of the child.   Offering other parents hope to have faith in the positive progress of their child.  Amin.

About Raiyan

Raiyan was diagnosed to be on the autism spectrum at 4 years 7 months and was immediately started on 13 hours/week sessions of 1-1 ABA-based behavioral and language development therapy.

Before that, Raiyan could only communicate his needs using 1-2 words at most (though he can narrate a whole song or book easily but with no comprehension of what his words meant), was extremely resistant to change and new situations/environments, was locked in his obsessive world of animals and threw excruciatingly loud tantrums lasting hours or until his wants are eventually met.

Alhamdulillah, now at 6 years old, Raiyan can now have conversations with others, is open to change and new environments with a little cajoling, is constantly engaged in imaginative play including group play with his siblings and other children and best of all, has long kissed the scary tantrums goodbye.

He has also gone beyond our expectations with him now being independent in class (year 2) in a mainstream school.

We have no doubts that Raiyan is where he is now because of the appropriate therapy he has received in the past year and the conscientious hard work and dedication exerted by his caregivers, his therapists and most of all by Raiyan himself.

We are forever thankful and appreciative of the progress Raiyan has made to date and would love to offer other parents the same hope that we have and to work towards the progress they dream for their own child. Amin.

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