Esther Wells

Hello,am Esther Wells. I am a special needs teacher at Kisima, a centre that specializes in teaching children with special needs. At the centre, I have been instrumental in creating awareness about the rights, skills and talents of special needs children.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

4,555 Comments / Autism / By Esther Wells

Autism is one of the most common developmental disabilities that affect 2 to 5 children out of every 10,000 kids. Autism is a disorder that was first described in 1943 by American psychiatrist Leo Kanner. The terms ‘Autism’, ‘Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)’, and ‘Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)’ have been used interchangeably within literature and by …

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Parents with special needs kids need some rest

Taking care of yourself when you have a special needs child

15 Comments / Blog / By Esther Wells

A special needs child is a special gift from God which you have to accept. While it is a blessing though, it might get increasingly difficult when the child is unteachable, always needing you and never giving you a breather. It gets even harder when the society you are living in sees the kid as …

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