Panic fear in boy

Kindergarten did not allow therapist for autistic boy

Mother Silke (left) and grandma still don't understand why the therapist wasn't allowed in. Lukas is now at school and feels at home there.

(Bild: Horst Einöder/Flashpictures)

Because little Lukas was having problems at his kindergarten, a mother and grandmother in Linz wanted to call in their trusted occupational therapist. As usual, the therapist wanted to visit the kindergarten to get an idea of the situation, but the operator, Linz City Council, refused. 

My son Lukas is autistic - highly intelligent, already speaks English, although he only started speaking last year at the age of five," says Silke Reiter about her second-born. Because he also had problems with his fine motor skills, he visits occupational therapist Lukas Fridrich from the Pfiffikus therapy center. "He was the favorite in the first year, there were never any problems," says grandma Karoline (54).