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Patience, love and care; a couple's walk in parenting an autistic child

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Therapists Francine Asamba and Vivian Okuthe during language and speech therapy with an autistic child on July 15, 2021. [David Gichuru, Standard]

Raising a child with neurological and developmental disorders is not a walk in the park. Yet many won't believe this except the ones who are living or have walked it.

Meet two dedicated parents, 35-year-old Sammy*, and Jane * who have been raising a child living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for five years now.

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