“They have no one else but their parents.'
Adli Yahya was in denial for the longest time. The 54-year-old father of six recalls, sadly, the time he refused to accept the fact that his son Luqman has autism.
“I got him back but he rejected me for what I had done to him … I was heartbroken,” admits the Subang Jaya-based Adli.Like any other father, Adli, formerly the executive director of Standard Chartered Foundation, worried for Luqman’s future, who’s now 19. Based in the Puchong Industrial Area, the breakfast-and-brunch cafe employs people with autism as a means to “open up opportunities for them to be productive individuals in society”.
He was quick to add that the operations of the cafe are customised to the employees’ needs. From washing dishes and wiping tables, to attending customers and sometimes even cooking, the tasks are kept simple, which Adli says is crucial. “We don’t want to immerse in the culture where funding is from donations. We want to work and earn our living. The more work we have, the higher the chances of getting the boys to work and earn a living on their own,” says Adli, adding that they will open a new outlet in Shah Alam soon and purchase a pick-up truck for the catering business.
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