OTHER HEALTH ISSUES

Many people who don’t know what Qadar has been through, are quick to make the assumption and ask me the question; Is he Autistic? No one would know of his life’s history if he didn’t have this blog and the scars to prove it. Another manifestation of one of my prayers. I prayed that he did not show any outward signs that something was wrong with him e.g. physical and mental abnormalities.

The most outward delay that Qadar has is about a 60% speech delay. He of appropriate intelligence for his age and can comprehend very well. We may not be able to understand him because of his expressive language delay; but, he understands us very well. He does attend a handicapped school for speech and occupational therapy. He no longer requires physical therapy. And he still receives feedings through his G-Tube.

He’s restricted from playing [contact] sports. There are some people with HLHS who are capable of engaging but he’s restricted. He’s not limited in play, he self-restricts when he need periods of rest.

I always tell people to look at him. Because he is a happy and [overall] healthy child… well considering he was born with a Congenital Heart Defect, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Abnormal Kidneys.