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Chapter 17
As Your Child Gets Older
When your child realizes he is blind
A young child who is blind thinks that everyone learns about the world
the same way he does. He is not aware that other children have different
ways of knowing and learning about the world. But, as he gets older, a
child who is blind begins to understand that he is different.
A young child who is blind
thinks that other people look
at things with their hands,
too.
Mama,
look at
what I
did.
Look at the
fruits on the
tree.
How can
Kado see the
fruits without
climbing the
tree?
When a blind child is around
5 years old, he begins to
understand that other children do not
need to touch something to “look” at it.
As he begins to notice that he is
different, he may have new, strong
feelings about his difference. Some
children who are blind or cannot see
well feel sad about their difference.
Other children are angry or
frustrated.
Mama, how
come Kado
can see the
fruits and
I can’t?