Anak autistik ‘syurga’ dunia buat Mr D

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Bagi Darmalingam Manickam, 72, pemilik dan pendandan utama di Mr D Studio autisme bukanlah sesuatu yang asing baginya, kerana dia juga mempunyai seorang adik perempuan yang dilahirkan sebagai autisme.   Penulis: Yasmin Abdul Latif  Jurukamera: Afizi Ismail  Penyampai: Zahrul Alam Yahya Shahir  Penyunting: Dinesh Pushparani   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/25/kedai-gunting-rambut-mesra-anak-autistik-rahmat-buat-ibu-bapa/   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/leisure/2024/12/25/mr-ds-barbershop-a-blessing-for-parents-of-autistic-children/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #BeritaFMT #Christmas2024 #MrDStudio #Pendandan

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00:00When his mother came home, she told me,

00:02Mr. D, I feel so happy.

00:05The first time I saw Anayam, he was so handsome.

00:08Imagine, I heard that blessing.

00:11That's my soul's blessing.

00:13When I do work for special needs children,

00:15when they feel that we have succeeded,

00:19that is my energy.

00:20I don't feel tired until morning, until night, I don't feel tired.

00:23Getting a haircut is something that we often consider trivial.

00:34However, it can be a very challenging experience

00:37for autistic individuals, especially children.

00:46However, for a hairdresser,

00:48Dharmalingam Manikam, or better known as Mr. D,

00:53every autistic child who comes to get wisdom

00:57is considered as a blessing in itself.

01:01I said, okay, where is the usual shop?

01:03Rejecting a child like this,

01:05who is a special needs child,

01:07let me handle.

01:09Let me handle, okay?

01:11I don't care what percentage you are,

01:16but I am praying, I am asking God to send down children from heaven

01:22so that I can do your work.

01:25Imagine, a four-year-old child can compete with four adults.

01:31So, that's amazing, you know?

01:33So, that's very important.

01:34So, we have to be patient,

01:37you can't be rough, you have to understand him.

01:41The first child,

01:44I have known him for four years.

01:46He was four years old too, now he is 11 years old.

01:50Every time he comes, it's really difficult.

01:52Short hair.

01:53Yes, the last time he came,

01:55I made a design,

01:57I told him, he was so happy.

02:03Oh, give me!

02:04Yay!

02:08Regardless of who is the grandfather among his customers,

02:12Dharma does not consider short hair only as a job.

02:17On the contrary, it serves to remind his younger sister,

02:23Malini Manikam, who was also born autistic,

02:27who passed away in 2003 at the age of 45.

02:33But there is a speech delay.

02:36There is a debate,

02:39what happened?

02:39But in the past, we didn't know that it was autism.

02:42Maybe my younger sister was created in my life

02:48to maybe show one day that you will sit here to take care of

02:53my autistic children.

03:00Today, I think if my younger sister is in heaven,

03:02she looks at her brother and says,

03:04Oh, indeed.

03:08I feel.

03:09So I feel that she is satisfied.

03:11And I will do this work for all the boys and girls like my younger sister.

03:17I will take care of her like my younger sister.

03:22Starting business in 2006,

03:25Dharma is not only independent.

03:27He was helped by his great-grandson,

03:29the 46-year-old king of Dharmalingam,

03:33who shares the same interest as his father.

03:40For customers who have autistic children,

03:43Mr. D's studio is considered a blessing for them,

03:47who have been having a hard time finding a barber

03:51who is willing to accept their special child.

04:04And my son does have a problem cutting his hair.

04:07And my son does have a problem cutting his hair.

04:09So all this time,

04:10we just go anywhere if a barber or a hairstylist,

04:16they usually reject.

04:18One, I think he really takes time to get used to the child

04:22and then he makes the child feel comfortable.

04:25So it is something that for me,

04:27from me facing rejection,

04:29going to other people's places,

04:30but here I feel very relieved.

04:34So he also gave me some tips,

04:36like, eh, he knows.

04:38People say it's just a little bit,

04:40about these autistic children,

04:42it's okay.

04:43On the first day,

04:45even though I had to take off my clothes,

04:47take off all these clothes,

04:49but the uncle just treated me,

04:51he treated me like a grandson.

04:53So the second time I came,

04:55it was okay, I didn't cry.

04:58At the age of 72,

05:00for Dharma,

05:01there is no word for himself.

05:04Because for him,

05:05as long as there is life in the body,

05:08he will continue to serve the children of heaven

05:12with his own style and uniqueness.

05:16The children of heaven are my angels.

05:19Sorry, I don't know what other people want,

05:21but to me,

05:22I usually tell everyone,

05:23the angels are coming in.

05:25If you can,

05:28if you can handle him,

05:31you will get a ticket to heaven.

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