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Ukuqaphela iZiso ezibonakalayo uThomas Injini yeTanki kunye nabahlobo bakhe baqhubela imvakalelo yeemvakalelo, besuka bevuya kwaye bebuhlungu ukuba babe neentloni, bexhala, bekwesaba nangaphezulu. UTomas iividiyo kunye neencwadi ziquka lonke uluhlu lwamazwi. Zama ukubaxelisa ndawonye, ukubiza igama, okanye ukucinga ubuso obusongelayo kuzo zonke iifoto.Kaninzi
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Ukudlala Iimvakalelo Kukho umyalelo wokukhupha phakathi kukaTomas nabahlobo bakhe. Ukuvakalisa iinjini zokuhamba ngeenjini zikumkani, ngelixa iinqwelo zeempahla ziphantsi kombhobho. Iimoto zokuthutha zivakalelwa njani? Benze ntoni? Iijini ezinkulu zithini? Ngokudlala le miba, abantwana abane-autism banokudlala umdlalo, ulaka, ukukhungatheka kunye nokuphumelela.3 -
Ukwakha izakhono zeZithuthuthu eziMnandi Zixabisa i-lot lot, kodwa unokufumana uTomas ulandele isandla sesibini kwindawo yokuthengisa kunye ne-eBay. Kwaye bafanelekile ingxaki. Bawoluqili oluqinileyo, kulula ukusebenzisana kunye, kunye nendlela ekhokelela ekusebenzeni kwizakhono ezifanelekileyo zezithuthi. Ngomngeni onomqobo wenqobo, mvumele umntwana wakho aqhube i-loooong ukuqeqesha kunye nebhuloho kunye nomjikelezo.4 -
Ukwakhiwa kweZakhono zokuThatha nokuThutyana kwezakhono zoLuntu Ukwakha umkhondo kaTomas kuyinkqubo ende, echaphazelekayo kunye nethuba elityebi lokwakha ezininzi iintlobo zezakhono. Ukuphucula igama, inombolo kunye nokuma kwimilo, cela "ithrekhi enye ephilileyo," "iindlela ezimbini eziluncedo," njalo njalo. Yitshintshela ukufaka iziqwenga kumzila. Ukusetyenziswa kufumene izinto ukuphucula ukulungiswa - umzekelo, ukongeza inkomo kwimizila (njengamanye amabali).5 -
Ukusebenza kwiMbala yokuBamkela Uluphi umbala uPercy? Ungayifumana imoto yempahla yeeblue blue? Nantsi injini eluhlaza! Hlunga ngemibala, fumana enye yombala ngamnye, udale isitim e-blue-blue, kunye nokunye okuninzi.6 -
Ukusebenza kwiNew Recognition Injini zikaTomas zinamanani kuwo, kodwa azinalo nentsingiselo. Ukuze wenze ukuba lunentsingiselo ngakumbi, zama ukufaka iinamba ezinemibala ebomvu kwiinjini nganye okanye kwimoto yokuthutha (sebenzisa itekisi ukuze ungagxinyeli iinjini ngokusisigxina). Emva koko sebenzisana nomntwana wakho ukuba adibanise ngokulandelana kwamanani. Ukuba oko kulula kakhulu, yenzeni ngasemva, ngamabini, njalo njalo.7 -
Ukwakha izakhono zokucinga ezingabonakaliyo Unokwenza usebenze kwizakhono ezingabonakaliyo ngezindlela ezahlukeneyo. Iincwadi zinkulu "zenze ntoni emva koko?" iingxoxo. UTomas uzimisele ukuphonsa emhadeni kwiphepha lesithathu. Yintoni enokwenzeka ukuba yenzeke kwiphepha lesine? Njengoko umntwana wakho uzuza izakhono, unokukwazi ukuphazamisa oko umlinganisi unokucinga, ukucwangcisa okanye ukuziva.8 -
Ukusebenza kwiiNkcazo zeNzululwazi Iinyana ezininzi kwiindawo zizonwaba izandla-kwisayensi, kwaye uTomas unikeza amathuba okufunda. Nazi ezinye ezimbalwa "zama oko": faka injini phezu kwebhuloho uze ucele umntwana wakho ukuba alindele oko kuza kwenzeka xa unika i-push push. Emva koko zama ukufumana! Sebenzisa amatshini ekupheleni kweenjini ukuphonononga ukukhanga kunye nokugxeka - okanye ubone ukuba unamaphepha amaninzi uTomas angabamba.9 -
Ukulawula Ukukhungatheka Inyaniso kukuba, ukuthutha umzila ogqityiweyo ojikelezayo kwimizila yeengodo kunokuxhalabisa kakhulu. Iincinci ezininzi zizonwabele ukuqhuba izitimela ezinde, kwaye ziyahlukana kalula. Kwenzeka ntoni emva koko? Zama ukubhala nokwabelana ngamabali ezentlalo malunga nento oyenzayo xa isitimela siwahlula - kwaye usebenzise ukulawula umsindo xa kwenzeka into eyenzekayo.10 -
Iingxelo zeHlabathi uHana Brown, "I-Autistic Kids Yenza uxhumano noTomas," eNew York Post, ngoJulayi 26, 2000. Page 57.I-National Autistic Society, eLondon, eNgilani. "Ngaba abantwana abaneengxaki ze-autism ziba nolwalamano olukhethekileyo noTomas yeTank Engine kwaye, ukuba kunjalo, kutheni?" Uphando olwenziwa ngu-Aidan Prior Communications. Fe bruwari, 2002.