Agalu Othandizira Ana Amene Ali ndi Autism: Kuyankhulana ndi Amayi

Agalu othandizira ana omwe ali ndi autism amatha kusintha miyoyo ya ana omwe amawathandiza, komanso miyoyo ya banja lawo lonse. Amaphunzitsidwa kukhazika mtima pansi milandu yawo, kuwateteza, komanso kuthandizira kulumikizana ndi omwe ali nawo pafupi. Tinalankhula ndi Brandy, mayi yemwe adaphunzira za agalu otumikira ana omwe ali ndi vuto la ubongo ndipo adaganiza zopeza kuti athandize mwana wake Xander.

Kodi galu wanu anali ndi maphunziro otani asanabwere kunyumba kwanu?

Galu wathu Lucy waphunzitsidwa ndi pulogalamu ya National Guide Dog Training Service (NEADS) Prison Pups. Agalu awo amaphunzitsidwa m'ndende m'dziko lonselo ndi akaidi omwe adachita zachiwawa zopanda chiwawa. Kumapeto kwa sabata, odzipereka otchedwa osamalira ana agalu amanyamula agalu ndi kuthandiza kuwaphunzitsa luso locheza nawo. Kukonzekera kwa galu wathu Lucy kunatenga pafupifupi chaka chimodzi asanamalize kunyumba kwathu. Amaphunzitsidwa ngati galu wamba wamba, kotero amatha kutsegula zitseko, kuyatsa magetsi ndikutenga zinthu, komanso kulabadira zosowa zapagulu ndi zamalingaliro za mwana wanga wamwamuna wamkulu Xander.

Munamupeza bwanji galu wanu wotumikira?

Tinafunsira mu January 2013 titapenda zimene tinaphunzirazo n’kuzindikira kuti pulogalamu imeneyi inali yoyenera kwa ife. NEADS imafuna kugwiritsa ntchito mwatsatanetsatane ndi zolemba zamankhwala ndi malingaliro kuchokera kwa madokotala, aphunzitsi, ndi achibale. NEADS itativomereza galu, tinayenera kudikirira mpaka atapezeka woyenerera. Anasankha galu woyenera wa Xander kutengera zomwe amakonda (ankafuna galu wachikasu) ndi khalidwe lake. Xander ndiwosangalatsa, chifukwa chake timafunikira mtundu wabata.

Kodi inu ndi mwana wanu munaphunzirapo musanabweretse galu kunyumba?

Titafananizidwa ndi Lucy, ndinalinganizidwa kuchita nawo gawo la maphunziro a milungu iwiri pa kampasi ya NEADS ku Sterling, Massachusetts. Sabata yoyamba inali yodzaza ndi zochitika za m'kalasi ndi maphunziro osamalira agalu. Ndinayenera kutenga maphunziro a galu woyamba ndikuphunzira malamulo onse omwe Lucy amawadziwa. Ndinayeseza kuloŵa ndi kutuluka m’nyumba, kumlowetsa ndi kumtulutsa m’galimoto, ndipo ndinafunikiranso kuphunzira kutetezera galuyo nthaŵi zonse.

Xander anali nane sabata yachiwiri. Ndinayenera kuphunzira kugwirira galu limodzi ndi mwana wanga. Ndife gulu logwira ntchito. Ndimasunga galu kumbali imodzi ndi Xander mbali inayo. Kulikonse kumene tingapite, ndili ndi udindo wa aliyense, choncho ndinayenera kuphunzira momwe tingatetezere tonsefe nthawi zonse.

Kodi galu amatani kuti athandize mwana wanu?

Choyamba, Xander anali wothawathawa. Ndiko kuti, akhoza kudumpha n’kutithawa nthawi iliyonse. Ndinamutcha kuti Houdini mwachikondi, chifukwa amatha kundichotsa m'manja mwanga kapena kuthawa kunyumba nthawi iliyonse. Popeza si vuto tsopano, ndikuyang'ana kumbuyo ndikumwetulira, koma Lucy asanawonekere, zinali zowopsya kwambiri. Tsopano popeza wamangidwa ndi Lucy, atha kungopita kumene ndimuuze.

Chachiwiri, Lucy anamukhazika mtima pansi. Akakwiya kwambiri, mkaziyo amayesa kumukhazika mtima pansi. Nthawi zina kumamatira kwa iye, ndipo nthawi zina kungokhala komweko.

Ndipo pamapeto pake, amathandizira Xander kuyankhulana ndi akunja. Ngakhale kuti atha kukhala wokweza kwambiri komanso wolankhula, luso lake locheza ndi anthu linafunikira chithandizo. Tikamapita kokacheza ndi Lucy, anthu amasonyeza kuti amatiganizira. Xander waphunzira kulolera mafunso ndi zopempha zoweta galu wake. Amayankhanso mafunso ndikufotokozera anthu kuti Lucy ndi ndani komanso mmene amamuthandizira.

Tsiku lina ku chipatala cha ana, Xander anali kuyembekezera nthawi yake. Ananyalanyaza aliyense amene anali pafupi naye, koma panali anthu ambiri tsiku limenelo. Ana ambiri nthawi zonse ankapempha kuweta galu wake. Ndipo ngakhale adayankha motsimikiza, chidwi chake ndi maso ake zidangoyang'ana pa piritsi yake. Pamene ndinkapangana naye, mwamuna yemwe anali pafupi nane anali kuyesera kukakamiza mwana wake kuti amufunse mnyamatayo ngati angagone galu wake. Koma mnyamata wamng’onoyo anati, “Ayi, sindingathe. Bwanji ngati akana? Kenako Xander anayang'ana mmwamba nati, "Sindingakane." Adanyamuka ndikumugwira dzanja mnyamata uja kupita naye kwa Lucy. Anamuwonetsa momwe angamugwiritsire ntchito ndikumufotokozera kuti ndi Labrador fawn komanso kuti anali galu wake wapadera wogwira ntchito. Ndinali misozi. Zinali zodabwitsa komanso zosatheka pamaso pa maonekedwe a Lucy.

Ndikhulupilira kuti pakangotha ​​chaka chimodzi kapena ziwiri Xander azitha kumugwira Lucy yekha. Kenako adzatha kusonyeza bwino luso lake. Amaphunzitsidwa kumuteteza, kumuthandiza pa ntchito zake za tsiku ndi tsiku, ndiponso kukhalabe bwenzi lake ngakhale pamene akuvutika kupeza mabwenzi kunja. Iye adzakhala bwenzi lake lapamtima nthawi zonse.

Kodi mukuganiza kuti anthu ayenera kudziwa chiyani za agalu othandizira ana omwe ali ndi autism?

Choyamba, ndikufuna kuti anthu adziwe kuti si galu aliyense amene ali wotsogolera wakhungu. Momwemonso, si aliyense amene ali ndi galu wolumala yemwe ali ndi chilema, ndipo ndi kupanda ulemu kufunsa chifukwa chake ali ndi galu wothandizira. N’chimodzimodzi ndi kufunsa munthu mankhwala amene amamwa kapena kuti amapeza ndalama zingati. Nthawi zambiri timalola Xander kunena kuti Lucy ndi galu wake wa autistic chifukwa zimamuthandiza kulumikizana. Koma zimenezi sizikutanthauza kuti tiziuza anthu za nkhaniyi.

Ndipo pomaliza, ndikufuna kuti anthu amvetsetse kuti ngakhale Xander nthawi zambiri amalola anthu kugunda Lucy, chisankho chake ndi chake. Atha kukana, ndipo ndimuthandiza pomuveka chigamba pa vest ya Lucy ndikumupempha kuti asagwire galuyo. Sitimagwiritsa ntchito nthawi zambiri, nthawi zambiri masiku omwe Xander safuna kucheza ndipo tikufuna kulemekeza malire omwe akuyesera kukhazikitsa ndikuwunika.

Ndi zotsatira zabwino zotani zomwe agalu amachitira pamiyoyo ya ana omwe ali ndi autism?

Limeneli ndi funso lodabwitsa. Ndikukhulupirira kuti Lucy anatithandizadi. Ndikuwona ndi maso anga kuti Xander wayamba kucheza kwambiri ndipo ndimatha kutsimikiza zachitetezo chake pomwe Lucy ali pambali pake.

Koma panthawi imodzimodziyo, agalu ochiritsira ana omwe ali ndi autism sangakhale oyenera banja lililonse kumene kuli mwana yemwe ali ndi vuto la autism spectrum. Choyamba, zimakhala ngati kukhala ndi mwana wina. Osati kokha chifukwa muyenera kusamalira zosowa za galu, komanso chifukwa tsopano galu uyu adzatsagana inu ndi mwana wanu pafupifupi kulikonse. Kuonjezera apo, zidzatengera ndalama zambiri kuti mupeze nyama yotereyi. Poyamba, sitinkaganizira n’komwe za mmene ntchito imeneyi ingawonongere ndalama zambiri. Panthawiyo, galu wothandizira kudzera ku NEADS anali wokwanira $9. Ndife amwayi kuti talandira thandizo lalikulu kuchokera kudera lathu komanso mabungwe amdera lathu, koma mbali yazachuma yopezera galu wa mwana yemwe ali ndi autism iyenera kuganiziridwa.

Pomaliza, monga mayi wa ana awiri odabwitsa komanso galu wokongola kwambiri, ndikufunanso kuti makolo azikonzekera mwamalingaliro. Njirayi ndi yovuta kwambiri. Muyenera kupereka zambiri zokhudza banja lanu, thanzi la mwana wanu komanso moyo wanu, zomwe simunauzepo aliyense. Muyenera kuzindikira ndikulemba vuto lililonse lomwe mwana wanu ali nalo kuti asankhidwe kukhala galu wothandizira. Ndinachita mantha nditaona zonsezi papepala. Sindinali wokonzeka kungowerenga zonsezi, komanso kukambirana mwachangu ndi anthu osadziwika bwino.

Ndipo ngakhale awa onse ndi machenjezo ndi zinthu zomwe ine ndekha ndikufuna kudziwa ndisanapemphe galu wothandizira, sindingasinthebe kalikonse. Lucy wakhala dalitso kwa ine, anyamata anga ndi banja lathu lonse. Phindu limaposadi ntchito yowonjezereka yokhala ndi galu wotero m’miyoyo yathu ndipo timayamikiradi chifukwa cha izo.