May Happiness Follow Me 祝我快樂

Videography

Duration: 03’14”

2017

由夏宇的新詩－《失蹤的象》而啟發，藝術可以很好玩、很簡單，不需拘泥於規則。 令我想起自己一直在教的特殊學習需要的自閉症小孩子們，他們每個也不一樣，是獨立的文化個體。雖然很多人因為不能完全了解他們，而希望他們改變獨有習慣同時，學習社會現有規則，但是他們擁有著我們看不見的快樂，簡單和純真的，也是我們忘掉了的「初」。

The story inspired by modern Chinese poetry called 《失蹤的象》(the disappear of the word, "象"), wrote by Yiu Xia, a Taiwanese poetess. She tried to express the poem in a different way, which gave me an idea of Art do not need to follow the rules, it could be fun and straightforward. The children with autism I taught were pure. As they are individuals with their matters or rules, some people tried to correct their habits, expect they could fit into society. However, we do not try to understand others and hope to change surrounding to suit ourselves. We forgot the most uncomplicated happiness that we have had.

Special Thanks to one of my autistic students and his parents.

這個影片不能代表每個患有自閉症的人，自閉症能分為不同類型，而有不同能力差異。根據現時醫學證明，他們並非後天引致，也不是一種精神病。自閉症屬於一種先天性社交和學習阻礙，有著不同的習慣，聽覺敏銳，跳躍式思考。 透過日常訓練，能使他們有能力照顧自己，但需要無比的耐性、開放式思考及根據他們特質的教育方式。感謝家長、一眾特殊教育人員及支持他們的人。

This video does not represent all the people with autism, Autistic Spectrum Disorder can divide into different types, and they would have different abilities. ASD is not acquired or psychopathic. They have learning and social disabilities with sensitive hearing and non-linear thinking etc... Through some daily practices, teach them to be able to take care of themselves. These would take time with a macro patient and micro love every day, spending time to teach depends on their abilities and keeping an open mind to stand at their stand. Thanks to their parents and different particular education workers or other people keep supporting them with love.