Jakarta – RADIATE, is a campaign that aims to increase public awareness of autism. Radiate held a talk show last Monday, October 18th 2021, “Talented Friends with Autism”. The speakers from this talk show were Muhammad Abijdzar Alghivari and Zephania Tulus Gurning, the alumni of London School Beyond Academy. Keisha Annabel Garnette, founder of RADIATE, was the moderator of the talk show.

Muhammad Abijdzar Alghivari and Zephania Tulus Gurning, with their parents and Keisha Annabel Garnette

The talk show started with introductions from the speakers. Muhammad Abijdzar Alghivari, is the alumni of LSBA batch 4, design graphic major, and now he is working in Asean Autism Network. Meanwhile, Zephania Tulus Gurning, the alumni of LSBA batch 6, also design graphic major, is now focusing to prepare himself for work.

LSBA itself is an education academy for autism. In LSBA, those who have especial needs, always got supported and comfortable to show their hidden talents. They also get opportunities, which they can’t have in others place. LSBA’s lecturers are also LSPR’s lecturers, so there is no differences. LSPR campus is also autism friendly, so no one feels unwanted.

Muhammad Abijdzar Alghivari and Zephania Tulus Gurning, with their parents and Keisha Annabel Garnette

Having special needs and special abilities, isn’t easy as well. In facing outside world, autism considered as something negative. It’s just a few of people who could think of the positive side of autism. But autism cannot always consider as something negative. There are so much in them that cannot be delivered, because they didn’t get the opportunities. Besides their special needs, they have so much unique, which every people didn’t have.

 

Written by Gretha