The bond between a 16-year-old girl with autism and her younger sister
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The bond between a 16-year-old girl with autism and her younger sister

At sixteen years old, Riddima is unable to speak and requires assistance with daily tasks. However, for her younger sister Advika, Riddima is the safest person in the world.

When Riddima was diagnosed with autism, those around her advised her mother to keep her away from infants, even calling her 'abnormal.' But after Advika's birth, Riddima became a loving older sister—tenderly holding her, worrying when she cried, and waiting for her return home.

The society that once misunderstood this child has become a whole world for her sister. Perhaps what needs changing is not Riddima, but our own definition of 'normal.'

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