How to find the right kindergarten for your child with autism in Kenya
A good education foundation is essential if a child is to succeed in their school life, and there are so many different factors that have to be considered when looking for a school for your child. When my husband and our two boys returned to Kenya in December 2019 after four years in Cambodia, we thought it would be easy to get a good school to take our oldest son Zeezol. However, after visiting and enquiring about ten different schools to date, we came to see just how difficult it is to find a school that would accept our son and be willing to make accommodations for him due to his learning support needs. In my previous blog post , I mentioned that Zeezol was diagnosed with autism at the age of three years old. My mum and I have this long-standing joke that Zeezol has gone to a "group of schools". Here in Kenya, most people use this term to refer to an affluent school. However, this is not why we say it; we say this because Zeezol has already attended mo