Rafael's Success Story

'Turn on the radio.' – 'It is broken, my dear boy, it does not work.' – 'No problem.' This is the conversation of an autistic child with the taxi driver.

A few years ago, when he did not get what he wanted, Rafael would get so upset, that it would significantly bother the people around him.

At the time, Rafael was living in a world consisting of his own rules and rituals, a world that seemed impossible to come out of.  He used to play solely with his chosen toys, which, in fact, he named after their colors. Rafael's friends were inert objects, numbers, and music, while people were uninteresting and scary for him. He walked on his chosen roads and would get angry when presented with a new path.

Perhaps Rafael's unruly behavior and refusal to comply were the reasons behind his expulsion from kindergarten early on, leaving his parents disappointed, desperate and full of doubts about their child's future.

Fortunately, within 'The International Child Development Center', therapists have been able to understand Rafael, connecting the dots between his needs, his wants, his emotions and his inside world, and have aided him in opening up and beginning to form his identity. 

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