Imbwa dzeSevhisi dzeVana vane Autism: Hurukuro naAmai

Imbwa dzebasa dzevana vane autism dzinogona kushandura hupenyu hwevana vavanobatsira, pamwe nehupenyu hwemhuri yavo yese. Vakadzidziswa kudzikisira mhosva dzavo, kuvachengeta vakachengeteka, uye kunyange kubatsira kutaura neavo vakavapoteredza. Takataura naBrandy, amai vakadzidza nezve imbwa dzebasa dzevana vane autistic uye vakasarudza kuwana imwe yekubatsira mwanakomana wavo Xander.

Imbwa yako yakadzidziswa sei isati yauya kumba kwako?

Imbwa yedu Lucy yakadzidziswa neNational Guide Dog Training Service (NEADS) Prison Pups chirongwa. Imbwa dzavo dzinodzidziswa mumajeri munyika yose nevasungwa vanenge vapara mhosva dzisiri dzemhirizhonga. Pakupera kwevhiki, vazvipiri vanonzi vachengeti vembwa vanotora imbwa uye vanobatsira kudzidzidzisa unyanzvi hwekugarisana nevamwe. Kugadzirira kwembwa yedu Lucy kwakatora rinenge gore asati asvika pamba pedu. Akadzidziswa sembwa inoshanda zvakajairika, saka anogona kuvhura magonhi, kubatidza mwenje uye kutora zvinhu, ukuwo achiteerera kune zvemagariro uye zvepfungwa zvinodiwa nemwanakomana wangu mukuru Xander.

Wakawana sei imbwa yako yebasa?

Takanyorera muna Ndira 2013 mushure mekuongorora ruzivo uye kuona kuti chirongwa ichi chaive chakakodzera kwatiri. NEADS inoda yakadzama application ine zvinyorwa zvekurapa uye kurudziro kubva kuna vanachiremba, vadzidzisi, uye nhengo dzemhuri. Pashure pokunge NEADS yatibvumira nokuda kwembwa, taifanira kumirira kutozosvikira yakafanira yawanikwa. Vakasarudza imbwa chaiyo yaXander zvichienderana nezvaaida (aida imbwa yeyero) uye maitiro ake. Xander inonakidza, saka taida rudzi rwakadzikama.

Iwe nemwanakomana wako makamboita kudzidziswa kupi musati maunza imbwa kumba?

Mushure mekunge tafananidzwa naLucy, ndakarongerwa kutora chikamu mumusangano wemavhiki maviri wekudzidziswa pakambasi yeNEADS muSterling, Massachusetts. Vhiki rokutanga rakanga rakazara nemabasa ekirasi uye zvidzidzo zvekubata imbwa. Ndaifanira kutora kosi yerubatsiro rwekutanga yembwa uye kudzidza mirairo yese yaiziva Lucy. Ndakadzidzira kupinda nokubuda muzvivako, ndichimupinza nokubuda mumotokari, uye ndaifanirawo kudzidza kuchengeta imbwa yakachengeteka nguva dzose.

Xander aiva neni svondo repiri. Ndaifanira kudzidza kubata imbwa pamwe chete nomwanakomana wangu. Isu tiri timu inoshanda. Ini ndinochengeta imbwa pane leash kune rimwe divi uye Xander kune rimwe. Kwese kwatinoenda, ndine mutoro kune wese munhu, saka ndaifanira kudzidza kuti tose takachengeteka sei nguva dzese.

Imbwa inoita sei kubatsira mwanakomana wako?

Chekutanga, Xander aive mupoteri. Kureva kuti aigona kusvetuka otitiza chero nguva. Ndakamudana norudo kuti Houdini, sezvo aigona kubva muruoko rwangu kana kutiza pamba chero nguva. Sezvo risiri dambudziko manje, ndinocheuka ndokunyemwerera, asi Lucy asati aoneka, zvaityisa zvikuru. Iyezvino asungwa naLucy anogona kungoenda kwandinenge ndamuudza.

Chechipiri, Lucy anomudzikamisa. Paanenge aine hasha, mukadzi anoedza kumudzikamisa. Dzimwe nguva kunamatira kwaari, uye dzimwe nguva kungovapo.

Uye pakupedzisira, anobatsira Xander kutaurirana nenyika dzekunze. Kunyange zvazvo achigona kuita ruzha uye kutaura, unyanzvi hwake hwokushamwaridzana hwaida tsigiro. Patinobuda naLucy, vanhu vanoratidza kutifarira zvechokwadi. Xander akadzidza kushivirira mibvunzo uye zvikumbiro zvekupfuya imbwa yake. Anopindurawo mibvunzo uye anotsanangurira vanhu kuti Lucy ndiani uye kuti anomubatsira sei.

Rimwe zuva kuchipatara chevana occupational therapy centre, Xander akanga akamirira nguva yake. Haana kuita hanya nevanhu vose vaiva pedyo naye, asi kwakanga kune vanhu vakawanda zuva iroro. Vana vakawanda vaigara vachikumbira kupfuya imbwa yake. Uye kunyange zvazvo akapindura nenzira yokufananidzira, pfungwa dzake nemaziso zvakanga zvakanangidzirwa pahwendefa rake chete. Pandakanga ndichiita gadziriro yake, murume aiva pedyo neni akanga achiedza kunyengetedza mwanakomana wake kuti akumbire mukomana wacho kana aigona kupfuya imbwa yake. Asi mukomana muduku akati, “Kwete, handikwanise. Ko kana akati kwete? Ipapo Xander akasimudza musoro ndokuti, "Handirambe." Akasimuka akabata mukomana uya ruoko ndokuenda naye kwaiva naLucy. Akamuratidza nzira yekumupuruzira uye akatsanangura kuti aive fawn Labrador uye kuti aive imbwa yake chaiyo inoshanda. Ndakachema. Zvaishamisa uye zvisingaiti pamberi pekuonekwa kwaLucy.

Ndinovimba kuti mugore kana maviri Xander achakwanisa kubata Lucy ari ega. Ipapo achakwanisa kuratidza zvizere unyanzvi hwake. Akarovedzwa kumuchengetedza, kumubatsira mabasa ake ezuva nezuva, uye kuramba ari shamwari yake kunyange paanenge achinetseka kuita shamwari kunze. Acharamba ari shamwari yake yepamwoyo.

Iwe unofunga kuti vanhu vanofanira kuzivei nezve imbwa dzebasa dzevana vane autism?

Chekutanga, ndinoda kuti vanhu vazive kuti haisi imbwa yese yebasa imbwa inotungamirira mapofu. Saizvozvowo, haasi munhu wose ane imbwa yebasa ane hurema, uye hazvina musoro kubvunza kuti sei vaine imbwa yebasa. Zvakangofanana nekubvunza munhu kuti anonwa mushonga upi kana kuti anotambira marii. Isu tinogarorega Xander achitaura kuti Lucy imbwa yake yeautistic service nekuti inobatsira hunyanzvi hwake hwekutaurirana. Asi hazvirevi kuti tinofanira kuudza vanhu nezvazvo.

Uye pakupedzisira, ndinoda kuti vanhu vanzwisise kuti kunyangwe Xander kazhinji achibvumira vanhu kupfuya Lucy, sarudzo ichiri yake. Anogona kuti kwete, uye ini ndichamubatsira nekuisa chigamba pavest raLucy ndichimukumbira kuti asabate imbwa. Isu hatizvishandise kazhinji, kazhinji pamazuva apo Xander asiri mumhepo yekushamwaridzana uye isu tinoda kuremekedza miganhu yemagariro yaari kuyedza kugadzira nekuongorora.

Ndeapi maitiro akanaka ane imbwa dzebasa pahupenyu hwevana vane autism?

Uyu mubvunzo unoshamisa. Ndinotenda kuti Lucy akatibatsira chaizvo. I can see with my own eyes kuti Xander anga anyanya kutaura and I can be sure of his safety kana Lucy ari padivi pake.

Asi panguva imwecheteyo, imbwa dzekurapa dzevana vane autism dzinogona kunge dzisina kukodzera kumhuri yese uko kune mwana ane autism spectrum disorder. Kutanga, zvakafanana nokuva nomumwe mwana. Kwete chete nekuti iwe unofanirwa kutarisira zvinodiwa nembwa, asiwo nekuti ikozvino imbwa iyi ichakuperekedza iwe nemwana wako pese pese. Mukuwedzera, zvichatora mari yakawanda kuti uwane mhuka yakadaro. Pakutanga, hatina kumbofungidzira kuti basa iri raizodhura zvakadini. Panguva iyoyo, imbwa yebasa kuburikidza neNEADS yaive yakakosha madhora mapfumbamwe. Tine rombo rakanaka kuti takawana rubatsiro rwakawanda kubva munharaunda yedu nemasangano emunharaunda, asi chikamu chemari chekuwanira imbwa kumwana ane autism chinofanira kuverengerwa.

Pakupedzisira, saamai vevana vaviri vakanaka uye imbwa yakanaka kwazvo, ndinodawo kuti vabereki vagadzirire kunzwa. Maitiro acho anonetsa zvikuru. Iwe unofanirwa kupa ruzivo nezvemhuri yako, hutano hwemwana wako uye mamiriro ehupenyu hwako, izvo zvausina wakamboudza nezvazvo. Iwe unofanirwa kucherechedza uye kunyora dambudziko rega rega mwana wako kuti asarudzwe imbwa yebasa. Ndakapererwa pandakaona zvese izvi pabepa. Ini zvechokwadi ndakanga ndisina kugadzirira kwete kungoverenga zvese izvi, asi nekushingairira kuzvikurukura nevanhu vasingazive.

Uye kunyangwe idzi dzese dziri yambiro uye zvinhu zvandinoda kuziva ndisati ndanyorera imbwa yebasa, ini handisati ndachinja chinhu. Lucy anga ari chikomborero kwandiri, vakomana vangu nemhuri yedu yese. Zvibereko zvinonyatsopfuura basa rokuwedzera rinobatanidzwa mukuva nembwa yakadaro muupenyu hwedu uye tinoionga zvechokwadi.