Chabinga Samsun

Chabinga Samsun ๐‘ต๐’–๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’๐’๐’—๐’†, ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’Š๐’…๐’‚๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’–๐’“๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’†. ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’Ž ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’˜ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’‡๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†, ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’š ๐’”๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”.

๐’๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ง๐ŸŒž

๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‚๐’“ ๐‘ด๐’†,They say, โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’š,โ€ and I see your quiet battles and your victories.โ€œ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†๐’”...
20/02/2026

๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‚๐’“ ๐‘ด๐’†,

They say, โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‰๐’Š๐’Ž๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’š,โ€ and I see your quiet battles and your victories.

โ€œ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’”๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†๐’”, ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’–๐’‘ ๐’†๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•,โ€ and still you rise. That is strength.

You are learning that โ€œ๐‘ต๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Ž ๐’๐’‚๐’”๐’•๐’” ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“,โ€ and even when the night feels long, your dawn always comes.

Remember, โ€œ๐‘จ ๐’•๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’…๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’…๐’†๐’”๐’‘๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’˜๐’ ๐’“๐’๐’๐’•๐’”,โ€ so honor your journey, your scars, your growth.

Be patient with yourself, for โ€œ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’• ๐’“๐’Š๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’…๐’“๐’๐’‘ ๐’‚๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’Š๐’Ž๐’†.โ€

I am proud of you becoming, healing and standing.

Keep the ball rolling yang lad.

๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ช

๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ชยน
18/02/2026


๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ซ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ๐“ชยน

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’โ€ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐žEveryone agreed that Lila was bright and beautiful always neatly dressed, ...
13/02/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐†๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž โ€œ๐‘บ๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘ฒ๐’Š๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’โ€ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž

Everyone agreed that Lila was bright and beautiful always neatly dressed, always smiling. But when visitors came to the house, whispers followed.

โ€œ๐‘พ๐’‚๐’•๐’„๐’‰ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’„๐’–๐’‘๐’”.โ€
โ€œ๐‘ซ๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’”๐’Ž๐’‚๐’๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’‚๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’“๐’” ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“.โ€

Because Lila had a habit people didnโ€™t understand.
She would collect small cups, lids and bottles. She would spit a little saliva inside, squeeze toothpaste, add soap, or mix random powders then carefully stir them like she was cooking a special recipe.

Some relatives were angry.
โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’…๐’Š๐’“๐’•๐’š!โ€
โ€œ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’†โ€™๐’” ๐’•๐’๐’ ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’•!โ€
"๐‘พ๐’‰๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’”๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’…๐’๐’†๐’“?"

They thought she was being silly or stubborn.

But her aunt, who worked with children with developmental and sensory conditions, watched closely. She noticed Lila focused deeply while mixing. Calm. Regulated. Peaceful. It wasnโ€™t mischief it was sensory play.

Lila processed the world through texture, smell and movement. Mixing gave her control and comfort when her thoughts felt crowded.

Instead of scolding, her aunt created a safe sensory station:

โ€ข Plastic bowls only
โ€ข Water and food coloring
โ€ข Flour and salt
โ€ข Scented safe gels
โ€ข Stirring sticks
โ€ข Clear rules about hygiene
โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’”๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’„๐’† ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’•๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’,โ€ she told her.

Lila beamed.

The cup-spitting stopped because the need behind it was finally understood.



Some behaviors that look โ€œ๐’‚๐’๐’๐’๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆโ€ or โ€œ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’ˆ๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆโ€ may be:
โ€ข Sensory-seeking behavior
โ€ข Developmental differences
โ€ข Autism-related play patterns
โ€ข Self-regulation strategies

Punishment alone rarely fixes misunderstood behavior.

Understanding the need and redirecting it safely often does.

๐‘บ๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’‚๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’‘ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’ˆ๐’Š๐’๐’”.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž!!!Miriam took a deep breath before stepping into the supermarket with her son, Leo. Fo...
11/02/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž!!!

Miriam took a deep breath before stepping into the supermarket with her son, Leo. For most parents, it was a simple errand. For her, it was also a learning trip a chance for Leo, who is autistic and has ADHD, to practice being in busy places, hearing different sounds, seeing colors and learning patience.

At first, Leo was doing well. He held the side of the cart, humming softly, eyes moving quickly from shelf to shelf. The bright lights and music were already a lot, but he was trying.

Then they reached the toy aisle by accident.

Leo froze then pointed.
โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’Š๐’•. ๐‘ฐ ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’Š๐’• ๐’๐’๐’˜.โ€

Miriam knelt beside him. โ€œ๐‘ต๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’…๐’…๐’š. ๐‘พ๐’†โ€™๐’“๐’† ๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’„๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”. ๐‘น๐’†๐’Ž๐’†๐’Ž๐’ƒ๐’†๐’“ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’‚๐’.โ€

The hum turned into loud crying. Then shouting. Then he dropped to the floor, overwhelmed. People stared. Some moved away. A few shook their heads.

Miriam stayed calm. She spoke gently, using the coping steps they practiced. โ€œ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†. ๐‘ฏ๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’” ๐’๐’ ๐’„๐’‰๐’†๐’”๐’•. ๐‘ช๐’๐’–๐’๐’• ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’Ž๐’†.โ€

A man pushing a basket walked past and muttered loudly,
โ€œ๐‘บ๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’…๐’๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’Œ๐’๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’•๐’ ๐’“๐’‚๐’Š๐’”๐’† ๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’“๐’†๐’ ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’‘๐’†๐’“๐’๐’š.โ€

Miriam heard it but kept focusing on Leo.

Moments later, the same man passed again and repeated, even louder,
โ€œ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Š๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’‰๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ.โ€

This time, Miriam looked up. Not angry just tired.

โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‚๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•๐’š,โ€ she said quietly.
โ€œ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’—๐’†๐’“๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’…. ๐‘ฏ๐’† ๐’Š๐’” ๐’•๐’“๐’š๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ. ๐‘จ๐’๐’… ๐’”๐’ ๐’‚๐’Ž ๐‘ฐ,โ€

The man paused, uncomfortable. For the first time, he really looked at the noise canceling headphones hanging on the cart, the visual schedule card clipped to Leoโ€™s shirt, the trembling hands slowly calming.

Leo sniffled, stood up, and leaned into his mother. She hugged him, proud not because he stopped crying, but because he recovered.

They continued shopping. Not perfectly but bravely.

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ง ๐๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ/๐€๐ƒ๐‡๐ƒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง
โ€ข Not every meltdown is bad behavior many are sensory overload or emotional flooding
โ€ข These children are not โ€œ๐‘บ๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’๐’†๐’…โ€ their brains process the world differently
โ€ข Parents are not weak they are often highly trained and deeply patient
โ€ข Kindness helps more than judgment
โ€ข Ask, learn, read, attend awareness programs
โ€ข Give space instead of stares
โ€ข Support instead of shame

๐„๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ
You are not failing. You are building strength that most people cannot see. Every outing is progress. Every calm moment is victory. Keep going your love is working, even when the world doesnโ€™t understand yet.

31/01/2026

Then thereโ€™s you sleeping with an extension cable on the bed very dangerous.

28/01/2026

Mocking someone during a medical emergency is harmful and dangerous.
Conditions like seizures can look confusing, but they are not a joke and not drunkenness.
When someone is having a seizure:
Stay calm
Clear the area to prevent injury
Do not put anything in their mouth
Turn them on their side after it stops
Get medical help if it lasts over 5 minutes
Instead of laughing, filming, or judging help.

Today itโ€™s them. Tomorrow it could be anyone.

28/01/2026

The cycle is clear:
WORK โ†’ SALARY โ†’ SPEND โ†’ BROKE.
This system was never designed to make you wealthy โ€” only to keep you surviving.
Real transformation begins when you shift from earning to building, from spending to investing, and from dependency to ownership.
Until we challenge the system, we will continue to raise educated workers instead of empowered creators.
The future belongs to those who think differently.

Dr Joseph Mushalika

๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒAt school, there is a boy named Sam who never seems to sit still. While the other children sit qu...
27/01/2026

๐‹๐ž๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž ๐“๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ

At school, there is a boy named Sam who never seems to sit still. While the other children sit quietly on the mat, Sam rocks back and forth, trying to settle his body. When the school bell rings, he quickly covers his ears, as if the sound is too much for him to bear. During lessons, he chews his pencil until it is almost brokenโ€”not because he is bored, but because his body is searching for something it needs.

At home, it doesnโ€™t stop. Sam crashes onto the couch, jumps off tables, and touches everything in sight. To those watching, it looks like chaos. To Sam, it is survival. His body is constantly asking for input, searching for a way to feel calm, safe, and in control.

Teachers begin to complain. Relatives whisper in corners. Other parents stare and shake their heads.
โ€œDiscipline him.โ€
โ€œHeโ€™s stubborn.โ€
โ€œHe just wants attention.โ€

But Sam is not trying to be difficult.

Sam is seeking sensory input. His body feels like a radio with a poor signalโ€”everything sounds fuzzy and unclear unless he turns the volume up. Movement helps him focus. Deep pressure helps him feel calm. Touch helps him understand where his body is in space.

When Sam spins, jumps, chews, or crashes, he is not misbehaving. He is regulating himself in the only way he knows how. And when the adults around him do not understand this, Sam is punishedโ€”not for doing wrong, but for listening to his body.

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