Raising Me

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>Fast-paced life is removing us from meaningful connections with our families neighbours friends and other people in society. By acknowledging her human traits the author can see each individual for who they are-from the youngest humans to the eldest.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>Raising Me is a heartfelt exploration drawn from personal experiences of a mother navigating the joys and challenges of raising a neurodivergent child in our crowded world. Written in clear conversational language with bright insights and emotional personal stories it is intended to guide society toward greater empathy and unity. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>The book is structured in three interconnected sections each building on the last to promote inclusive communities:</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>1. Preparing: Defining the Family as Society's Building Block</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>This section delves into the foundational elements of family life examining the roles of children parents and extended kin. Through my own story of welcoming Ilyas amid family dynamics and a global pandemic it highlights how strong values-driven families form the resilient core of any society nurturing individuals who contribute meaningfully to the collective good.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>2. Practicing: Elevating the Self for Human Connection</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>Here I focus on personal growth through daily practices like observation sensing and reflection. Drawing from my emotional journey with Ilyas-moments of heartbreak discovery and profound love-I encourage readers to cultivate inner awareness and empathy. This spiritual elevation allows us to connect authentically human to human bridging gaps caused by neurodivergence or hidden disabilities and fostering deeper understanding in our interactions.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>3. Progressing: Advocating for Inclusive Communities</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>The final section explores how an elevated self engages with the broader community to ensure all diverse-abled individuals are fully included. From advocating for accessible spaces and equitable services to challenging societal norms that separate normal from diverse it calls for collective action. Inspired by real-life encounters such as navigating therapies and school systems for Ilyas this part emphasizes empathy double empathy (sharing the burden of adaptation) and systemic changes to create environments where everyone-neurotypical or neurodivergent-thrives.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(85 85 85 1)>At its heart the book is a call to action for building inclusive societies in the UAE and beyond where fast-paced lives do not erode our meaningful connections. It weaves raw compelling stories of motherhood with practical insights urging readers to see disabilities not as deficits but as diverse strengths that enrich our communities.</span></p><p></p>