Kuala Lampur, April 16 -- The journey of raising a child with autism is unique - it's filled with joy, challenges, and learning experiences.

Like many parents and caregivers, our story started when we first noticed differences in the development of our children.

Our son displayed symptoms such as banging his head, making repetitive movements, lining up toys, having limited eye contact, and not calling "Mama" and "Papa".

Some parents and caregivers may be in denial at first, and that was my first response too. Despite that, we started exploring every possible way to support him such as sending him to therapy sessions.

From hospitals to centres to home therapy, we tried almost everything - occupational therapy, speech therapy, early int...