KENNETH WONG
My son was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorder at birth


When my son Joshua was born in 1998, he showed many signs of autism: speech delay, social impairment, lack of eye contact, etc. My wife and I just wanted Joshua to be as normal as possible. So we brought him to specialist doctors and the best child psychologists in Singapore to see what can be done.

We realised we had to seek the Lord diligently through prayer. Praise the Lord, Joshua himself knows God heals through this. He does not hesitate to ask for prayers. As a father, I am proud to see my son have so much faith in God.

When Joshua was about to go to primary school, the psychologist labeled him with ‘Specific Language Impairment’ and latest Verbal IQ & Performance IQ tests showed that he was bordering on mental-retardation. We were prepared to send Joshua to special schools where they have an autistic program. They were ready to take him in but I finally decided against the idea and decided to trust the Lord and put Joshua in a normal mainstream school.

Joshua breezed through his school years, scoring exceptionally good grades in English and Math. His teacher had once told us that Joshua was one of her better students! Joshua interacts and socializes very well now and has many friends. He has been totally healed by God. Praise the Lord!