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Introduction
To end Autism Month 2009 I compiledsome articles and other material I havewritten on autism, and our youngestchild, as well as some other relatedmaterial I have compiled over time.Most is in Afrikaans, but a personunable to understand Afrikaans will findsomething here and there.Our youngest son, Jandré, has beendiagnosed with autism near the age of 16. We lived with this possibility for along time, but up to then the diagnosishad been definitely not autism,” withthe most definite diagnosis aphasia.The neurologist who made this diagno-sis even, when I enquired aboutautism, had me reading from one of hisbooks which clearly stated how thisform of aphasia is often confused withautism.And indeed, Jandré has so many non-typical autistic features. He is veryloving, and even at the age of 16 onecan ask for, and get a hug which hegives with enthusiasm. He is very, veryfond of some people, such as hiscousin Amber.When we realized that there was aproblem with him acquiring we focusedon our home language, Afrikaans. Hetaught himself English however,apparently from TV, where all hisheroes such as Spiderman, speakEnglish.He also taught himself numbers at theage of four, and does the mostamazing ceramic work, especiallymaking model dogs.But he is not alone in the family – hehas an elder brother and he hasparents, and all are affected.In especially the column, Herrie seKerrie, the humor is put to paper. Noparent will survive only staring into the
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Om outismemaand 2009 af te sluit hetek ‘n aantal artikels en ander materiaawat ek oor outisme geskryf het, asookoor ons jongste kind en ander verwantemateriaal wat oor tyd bymekaar gemaak is bymekaar gesit engebundel.lOns jongste seun, Jandré, is vroeër vanjaar op die ouderdom van amper 16met outisme gediagnoseer. Ons hetlank met dié moontlikheid saamgeleef,maar tot in daardie stadium was dieenigste formele diagnose “beslis nieoutisme nie”, maar ‘n tipe oorerflikeafasie.Die neuroloog wat die diagnosegemaak het, het my selfs in sy boeklaat lees van hoe dié afasie dikwelsmet outisme verwar word, toe ekaanhou karring het oor outisme.En werklik, Jandré het baie kenmerkewat juis op die teenoorgestelde vanoutisme dui. Selfs op die ouderdom 16kan ‘n mens hom enige tyd vir ‘ndrukkie vra, en sal mens dit metoorgawe kry. Hy is dol oor sommigemense, soos sy niggie Amber.Toe ons besef het hy het ‘n probleemom spraak te bemeester, het ons opons huistaal Afrikaans gekonsentreer,maar hy het homself Engels geleer,waarskynlik deur sy TV-helde soosSpiderman. Hy het homself ook op dieouderdom van vier syfers geleer. Hydoen die mees fantastiesekeramiekwerk, soos die maak vanmodel-diere.Hy is egter nie alleen in die gesin nie.Sy broer en sy ouers se wel en weë isby syne ingeweef, en almal wordgeraak.In veral die rubriek, Herrie se Kerrie,word die humoristiese neergepen.Geen ouer sal dit emosioneel oorleef 
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