It was the scariest afternoon of my sister's life, I suppose. Her son Osel, a lad aged 15, went for a long and far walk to a schoolmate's house on the other side of the city. Being a teenage boy, this may seem like an ordinary and normal adventure of exploring the city. Except that Osel was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3 and has since been a special child that requires the full time care of his mother and the understanding of people around him. As a toddler, he was doing odd things like spinning on the floor, mumbling to himself in a different language, and sticking his head against the TV screen. He would not look at you straight in the eye and has difficulty in communicating. And he had a whole bunch of fixations at different stages, one after the other. Osel had difficulty eating when he was younger and had a number of food items deleted from his diet including chocolates which the doctor says increases hyperactivity. And the worst part is the absence of the concept
The significant participation of women in the workforce is brought about by several factors. First, the continuous depressing state of national economies worldwide has required the need of two income earners in each household. Single-headed households have difficulty in surviving increasing costs of living. It is now a necessity for women to take on productive work and be economically active because of the need to feed the family. Second, women are increasingly gaining ground in education. Opportunities for them to find work have risen due to skills and knowledge earned through getting schooled. Third, the rise in the service industry which prefers female labor. From manual skills to cerebral competence in this particular field of work, women has an inherent advantage over men due to their physiological dexterity and people skills they have honed as a result of their reproductive functions in the care economy which includes the household. However, despite this development which can gen