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Autism not death knell to a child’s future

Angels on Earth Centre for special needs children headteacher Billy Boston (left), teachers Kulthum Said and David Mutisya (extreme right) watch as Robin Akwabi uses a smart phone. The boy has a gift with working with numbers and rarely gets a sum wrong. He is also very gifted in using phones and other electronic devices. [PHOTO: MWANGI MURAGURI/STANDARD]

Autism has been referred to as the ultimate test of parental love and often those caring for these children do not foresee a productive future for them.

In April 2014 when I first visited Angels on Earth Centre, located in Nyali, that caters to children with special needs, I met with Mary Omboka whose then ten-year-old son, Finley, was a student at the school.

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