🌸About Akleema World
“Every child has a story. Every journey deserves understanding, compassion, and respect.”
🌸 About Akleema’s World
A world seen differently, experienced deeply, and filled with meaning.
Akleema’s World was created from the love of a mother for her daughter and the desire to help others see beyond a diagnosis.
Akleema is my beautiful 12-year-old daughter. She is African American, Muslim, autistic, and nonverbal. She has her own way of experiencing the world, communicating her needs, expressing herself, learning, connecting with others, and finding joy.
Her world is not empty because she does not communicate through spoken language. It is not small because she experiences certain things differently. And it is certainly not defined by what she cannot do.
There is so much more to Akleema than what people may notice at first.
She has preferences, interests, emotions, relationships, routines, strengths, challenges, and a personality that deserves to be understood.
Akleema’s World is where we share some of that story.
🌸 Getting to Know Akleema
Akleema is a girl who loves movement, familiar experiences, colors, patterns, and the comfort of knowing what comes next.
She enjoys riding in the car with Mama, skating, biking, go-karts, trains, carousel rides, and visiting places where she can explore at her own pace. She enjoys science projects, family activities, and spending time with her two fluffy white Maine Coon cats, Marsh and Mallow.
She has her own preferences and ways of showing what she likes and dislikes. She may need time to become comfortable with an activity or a person, but that does not mean she has nothing to say about her world.
Getting to know Akleema means paying attention to the little things: what makes her smile, what brings her comfort, what overwhelms her, what captures her attention, and how she lets the people around her know what she needs.
🌸 Communication Without Spoken Words
Akleema is nonverbal, but communication is so much more than speech.
Her needs, preferences, discomfort, emotions, and responses matter. Understanding her means learning to pay attention, allowing her time, recognizing her individual ways of communicating, and never assuming that a lack of spoken words means a lack of understanding.
She deserves to be listened to, even when listening requires us to look beyond words.
Her communication should never be dismissed simply because it does not look like someone else's.
🌸 Learning in Her Own Way
Akleema benefits from repetition, visual learning, gentle modeling, familiar routines, and hands-on experiences.
She is learning to read and continues to develop skills through practice and encouragement. She also participates in everyday household activities, including sorting recycling and trash, helping with laundry step by step, sweeping small areas, practicing greetings, and learning safety routines.
These may seem like ordinary activities, but every opportunity to learn and participate matters.
We celebrate progress without rushing her development or measuring her worth against someone else's timeline.
🌸 Understanding Her Sensory World
Akleema experiences certain sensations differently.
Touch can be difficult for her, especially around her scalp. Hair washing and combing can be challenging, and unexpected physical contact may be uncomfortable. Loud or chaotic environments can also become overwhelming.
She benefits from patience, reassurance, predictable experiences, and adults who respect her sensory boundaries.
Movement is an important part of her world. Activities such as skating, biking, riding in go-karts, and enjoying familiar rides give her opportunities to explore and experience joy.
Understanding her sensory needs is not about making her fit into every environment. It is about recognizing what helps her feel safe, comfortable, and supported.
🌸 Her Faith and Daily Life
Islam is an important part of Akleema's life and our family.
Through repetition and visual learning, Akleema has memorized many everyday du'as in Arabic, including supplications for waking, sleeping, eating, and entering and leaving the home.
Our family incorporates faith into everyday routines through learning, remembrance, and practicing Islam.
We want Akleema's World to reflect the importance of faith while recognizing that every child deserves patience, mercy, and dignity.
🌸 Family, Friendship, and Connection
Akleema has relationships that are meaningful to her.
She may spend time near other children before deciding to join their activities. She has people she trusts, and gentle peer modeling has helped her explore social experiences.
One particularly meaningful experience involved a girl at the masjid who took Akleema's hand and showed her how to play. Something that may have seemed small to another person became a special moment in Akleema's social journey.
That experience reminds us that inclusion does not always require grand gestures. Sometimes it begins with one person showing kindness, patience, and a willingness to include someone else.
At home, family routines, shared activities, and familiar relationships are important parts of her life.
🌸 Growing Toward Independence
We believe Akleema deserves opportunities to learn, participate, make choices, and develop independence.
She is learning everyday skills, but independence does not mean expecting her to do everything without assistance.
She understands some concrete dangers, such as fire being hot, but may not recognize more abstract dangers, such as the risks associated with moving traffic. This means she still needs active supervision and protection in public spaces.
Supporting her independence also means understanding where she needs help, respecting her limits, and providing the guidance necessary to keep her safe.
Her progress is important. Her safety is equally important.
🌸 The Importance of Being Understood
Akleema is capable of learning and growing, but she also has vulnerabilities that require understanding and responsible support.
Communication differences, sensory sensitivities, difficulty recognizing certain dangers, and social misunderstandings can make everyday environments challenging.
Children like Akleema need adults who take time to understand them rather than immediately judging their behavior.
They need environments that respect sensory needs, communication differences, emotional well-being, and individual support requirements.
They need protection from unnecessary distress, inappropriate treatment, and situations in which their inability to communicate through spoken words could cause their experiences to be overlooked.
Akleema deserves to be safe, respected, included, and treated with dignity.
🌸 Why We Share Her World
I created Akleema's World because I want people to understand that a nonverbal autistic child has a life full of experiences, relationships, interests, feelings, and possibilities.
I want other mothers to recognize that they are not alone in navigating the questions, challenges, celebrations, and responsibilities that come with supporting their children.
I want educators and communities to understand the importance of patience, appropriate support, and listening to families.
Most importantly, I want people to see Akleema as a whole person.
She is not simply an autism diagnosis. She is my daughter. She is a sister, a friend, a learner, and a girl with a world of her own.
This is Akleema's World. A place where her individuality is honored, her dignity is protected, her journey is shared, and her story matters.
🌸Our Purpose
Created from a mother's love. Inspired by a daughter's journey. Guided by faith, understanding, and compassion.
Akleema's World was created to give greater visibility to the experiences of autistic children, especially nonverbal autistic girls whose needs and perspectives are often overlooked.
As Akleema's mother, I have learned that understanding a child requires more than knowing a diagnosis. It requires paying attention, asking questions, learning how that child communicates, recognizing individual needs, and making room for a different way of experiencing life.
Our purpose reaches beyond sharing one girl's journey.
🌸 To Let People See the Child, Not Just the Diagnosis
We want people to recognize that autistic children are individuals first.
They have personalities, preferences, strengths, interests, relationships, emotions, and dreams. Their lives should never be reduced to a list of symptoms or challenges.
🌸 To Give Nonverbal Children Greater Visibility
Children who do not communicate through spoken language deserve to be included in conversations about education, relationships, safety, family, and community life.
Their communication matters. Their discomfort matters. Their preferences matter. Their experiences matter.
We want to encourage people to look beyond spoken words and learn to recognize individual communication.
🌸 To Help Families Understand Autism
We aim to share helpful information about sensory differences, communication, learning, emotional regulation, routines, and everyday support.
We want families to have opportunities to learn without feeling judged or overwhelmed.
🌸 To Support Mothers Who Carry So Much
Behind many children are mothers and caregivers who spend their days learning, planning, advocating, protecting, encouraging, and trying to understand needs that others may not see.
We want those families to know that their questions are valid, their concerns deserve attention, and they deserve support.
🌸 To Encourage Safer Educational Environments
Children deserve schools where their individual needs are understood and their physical and emotional well-being are taken seriously.
We want to encourage trauma-informed practices, appropriate accommodations, respectful communication, meaningful family involvement, and accountability when concerns arise.
We especially want to bring attention to children who cannot easily explain what happened to them.
🌸 To Share Islam Through Mercy and Understanding
As a Muslim family, our faith is an important part of our lives.
We want to encourage understanding of autism within the Muslim community and remind others of the importance of mercy, patience, responsibility, and kindness toward children and families.
We want knowledge to replace harmful misconceptions and compassion to replace judgment.
🌸 To Create Representation That Reflects Real Life
Akleema is a Muslim, African American, nonverbal autistic girl. Her experiences deserve to be represented.
We want other families to see that autistic children belong in books, stories, educational resources, community spaces, and everyday life.
Their stories deserve to be told with dignity.
🌸 To Celebrate Progress Without Comparison
Every child develops differently. We want to celebrate learning, independence, communication, relationships, and personal milestones without placing unnecessary expectations on children or comparing their journeys.
Progress does not have to look the same for everyone to be meaningful.
Our purpose is to make room for understanding, encourage families, protect children's dignity, and remind the world that every child deserves to be valued.
🌸 Our Mission
To educate, advocate, encourage, and help create a world where autistic children and their families are understood, respected, and supported. Akleema's World is committed to making autism more understood through personal storytelling, educational information, faith-aligned encouragement, family resources, and advocacy. Our mission is to:
🌸 Educate and Increase Understanding
Share accessible information about autism, nonverbal communication, sensory processing, learning differences, emotional regulation, and the everyday experiences of autistic children.
🌸 Encourage Respectful Communication
Promote patience and understanding when interacting with children who communicate differently. Encourage families, educators, and communities to recognize that communication is not limited to spoken language.
🌸 Empower Parents to Advocate
Help parents become more informed and prepared when navigating special education, evaluations, IEP meetings, school communication, student protections, and concerns about their children's educational experiences.
🌸 Promote Trauma-Informed Support
Encourage adults and institutions to consider how sensory needs, communication differences, emotional distress, and previous experiences affect a child's well-being. Children should be approached with patience, care, and an understanding of their individual needs.
🌸 Stand for Children's Safety and Dignity
Advocate for responsible practices, transparency, appropriate oversight, and safeguards that protect vulnerable children.We believe that children who cannot easily communicate mistreatment deserve particular attention and protection.
🌸 Support Families Through Shared Knowledge
Provide information, encouragement, educational materials, and resources that help families feel less alone and better prepared to support their children.
🌸 Represent Nonverbal and Underrepresented Children
Create stories and materials that give greater visibility to nonverbal autistic children, including Muslim girls, while recognizing their individuality and dignity.
🌸 Encourage Faith, Mercy, and Compassion
Share Islamic reminders and faith-aligned guidance that encourage patience, kindness, responsibility, and trust in Allah.
🌸 Celebrate Individual Growth
Recognize meaningful milestones, encourage opportunities for independence, and remind families that every child's development deserves respect.
🌸 Build a Community That Understands
Encourage parents, caregivers, educators, and supporters to learn from one another and work toward environments where autistic children can participate, develop, and feel valued.
🌸Why This Mission Matters
Too many children are misunderstood because they communicate differently. Too many families struggle to have their concerns heard. Too many parents are left trying to navigate complicated systems without enough information or support. Too many children experience environments that do not adequately recognize their individual needs. Akleema's World wants to contribute to changing that. We may begin with one girl's story, but the hope is much bigger: more understanding, better support, safer environments, informed families, and greater respect for autistic children everywhere. We want children to be understood, parents to be empowered, and compassion to become part of how communities respond to differences.
Welcome to Akleema's World
Where every story matters.Where communication takes many forms.Where children deserve dignity and protection.Where families deserve understanding.And where a mother's love becomes a reason to educate, advocate, and encourage others.
💗 A Letter From Mama
From my heart to yours.
Dear Friends,
My name is Shanell Mosley, and I am the mother behind Akleema’s World.
Before this website was ever created, there was simply a mother and her daughter, sharing a journey filled with love, learning, patience, unexpected challenges, beautiful moments, and countless opportunities to grow.
Akleema is my daughter, and she has taught me to look at the world differently.
She has taught me that communication does not always need words, that progress cannot always be measured by a calendar, and that some of the most meaningful moments happen quietly, in ways that others might overlook.
I have learned to pay attention to the little things: the routines that bring her comfort, the activities that make her happy, the experiences that challenge her, and the ways she communicates what she needs.
I have learned that understanding a child means taking the time to know the child—not simply learning a diagnosis or reading a list of characteristics.
Akleema has her own personality, interests, preferences, strengths, and vulnerabilities. She loves movement, colors, familiar routines, family adventures, and her two fluffy cats, Marsh and Mallow. She is learning, growing, and discovering more of the world around her in her own way.
And I want the world to see that.
I also want to be honest: the journey of raising and advocating for a child with additional support needs is not always easy. There are questions, difficult decisions, moments of uncertainty, and times when a mother must find the courage to speak up even when her voice feels unheard.
But there is also joy. There is growth. There is laughter. There are milestones worth celebrating, lessons worth sharing, and moments that remind us why patience and understanding matter so much.
As a Muslim mother, my faith is an important part of how I approach life, motherhood, and the responsibilities entrusted to me. I want Akleema’s World to reflect the values of mercy, patience, compassion, and kindness that are so important in Islam.
I created this website because I wanted a place where Akleema's journey could be shared with dignity, where families could find encouragement, and where people could learn to understand autistic children with greater compassion.
I especially hope to reach mothers who sometimes feel alone in their experiences. Mothers who are learning how to communicate with their children, navigate educational systems, advocate for appropriate support, celebrate small victories, and keep moving forward through difficult days.
I want you to know that your concerns matter. Your child's dignity matters. Your child's safety matters. And your child deserves to be understood, respected, and valued.
Akleema’s World is not about presenting a perfect life or pretending that every day is easy. It is about sharing a meaningful journey, learning along the way, raising awareness, encouraging advocacy, and reminding others that every child has value.
I cannot speak for every autistic child or every family, because every journey is different. But I can share what I have learned as Akleema’s mother, what I continue to discover, and what I hope others will take away from our experiences.
My prayer is that this space brings encouragement to mothers, understanding to communities, knowledge to families, and greater compassion toward children whose ways of experiencing the world may be different from our own.
Thank you for taking the time to learn about Akleema, for respecting her story, and for being part of this journey.
May Allah place barakah in our efforts, guide our intentions, protect our children, and make us among those who show mercy and kindness.
With love,
Shanell Mosley
Akleema’s Mama & Founder of Akleema’s World
*Where every child deserves understanding, every family deserves compassion, and every story deserves to be treated with dignity.
🌸 Our Faith, Mercy & Reflection
Guided by Islam. Grounded in mercy. Inspired by the responsibility to care for one another.
Faith is an important part of Akleema's World. As a Muslim family, we believe that our relationship with Allah should be reflected in how we treat others, how we raise our children, how we respond to difficulties, and how we show compassion to those around us.
Our journey reminds us of the importance of patience, gratitude, kindness, trust in Allah, and seeking knowledge.
We want this space to encourage reflection on the Islamic values that guide our family and remind others that mercy and good character should be present in our everyday lives.
🌸 Faith in Our Everyday Lives
Islam is not limited to special occasions or moments of difficulty. It is part of our daily lives.
Through prayer, remembrance of Allah, learning, family routines, and everyday du'as, we encourage an environment where faith can be practiced and nurtured.
Akleema learns through repetition and visual experiences. She has memorized many everyday supplications in Arabic, including those for waking, sleeping, eating, and entering and leaving the home.
These familiar practices are meaningful parts of her daily routine and our family life.
We recognize that every child learns differently, and we encourage parents to nurture their children's relationship with Islam with patience, gentleness, and consideration for their individual needs.
🌸 Mercy Toward Children
The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ taught us the importance of showing mercy to children and honoring elders.
The Prophet ﷺ said:
"He is not one of us who does not show mercy to our young, nor knows the honor of our elders."
— Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1920; graded Hasan by Darussalam.
This hadith reminds us that mercy toward children is an important part of good Islamic character.
Mercy should be reflected in how we speak to children, how we correct them, how we respond to their needs, and how we treat them when they are struggling.
For children with disabilities and communication differences, this reminder is especially important in our daily interactions.
We should strive to approach children with patience, protect their dignity, avoid humiliation, and treat their needs with seriousness and compassion.
🌸 A Du'a for Our Children
Surah Al-Furqan 25:74
Allah says:
"Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous."
— Qur'an 25:74, Sahih International translation.
This is a beautiful supplication of the righteous servants of the Most Merciful.
It teaches us to ask Allah for goodness in our families and to seek to become examples of righteousness ourselves.
It reminds parents to ask Allah for guidance, goodness, and righteousness for their children and families.
🌸 A Reflection on Patience
Every family experiences moments that require patience.
Some children need more time, additional support, different forms of communication, or a quieter environment. Some parents carry responsibilities that others may not fully understand.
We should not be quick to judge what we do not understand.
As Muslims, we should strive to respond with knowledge, humility, gentleness, and compassion.
Supporting a child means recognizing their needs while respecting their dignity. It means making room for learning, offering appropriate assistance, and remembering that each person has a different journey.
🌸 A Personal Du'a From Mama
This is a personal supplication written for Akleema's World, not a quoted prophetic du'a.
O Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Gentle,
Bless the intentions behind Akleema's World and allow this space to be a source of benefit, understanding, and compassion.
Place gentleness in our words, sincerity in our actions, and wisdom in our decisions.
Protect our children, guide our families, and grant patience to the parents who carry responsibilities that others may never see.
Help us recognize the needs of those around us, treat others with kindness, and never overlook the dignity of a child.
Make this work beneficial to families, a means of spreading goodness, and an opportunity to encourage understanding within our communities.
Guide us toward what pleases You, forgive our shortcomings, accept our efforts, and place barakah in what we do.
Ameen.
🌸 A Du'a for Families
A personal reflection inspired by Surah Al-Furqan 25:74:
O Allah, make our families a source of comfort and goodness. Guide our children, protect them from harm, strengthen our homes with faith, and make us people who encourage righteousness.
Help us become examples of patience, mercy, humility, and kindness.
Ameen.
🌸 Our Reminder
Let us remember that a child's worth is not measured by spoken words, academic achievements, independence, or the expectations of others.
Every child deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Let our homes reflect mercy. Let our communities reflect kindness. Let our actions reflect the values we believe in.
May Allah guide us to knowledge that benefits, actions that please Him, and hearts that show mercy.
May our faith be reflected not only in what we say, but also in how we treat the people Allah has entrusted to our care.
🌸 Our Promise to Families
At Akleema’s World, we understand that every family has a different story. Every child has different needs, every parent faces different challenges, and every journey comes with its own moments of growth, uncertainty, and discovery.
We know that families searching for answers may sometimes feel overwhelmed, misunderstood, or unsure of where to turn.
Our promise is to create a space where families are treated with compassion, children are represented with dignity, and information is shared with care.
🌸 We Promise to Respect Every Child
We will strive to represent autistic children as individuals, not labels. Their communication differences, sensory needs, abilities, preferences, and personalities deserve recognition and respect.
🌸 We Promise to Encourage Without Judging
We recognize that parents and caregivers are learning along the way. We will encourage families without comparing children, criticizing parenting journeys, or suggesting that every family must follow the same path.
🌸 We Promise to Promote Understanding
We will share information that encourages greater understanding of autism, nonverbal communication, sensory experiences, emotional needs, learning differences, and everyday support.
🌸 We Promise to Encourage Parent Advocacy
We want parents to feel more informed and prepared when asking questions, attending school meetings, reviewing evaluations, understanding IEPs, documenting concerns, and seeking appropriate support for their children.
🌸 We Promise to Stand for Children's Safety and Dignity
We believe children deserve to be protected, listened to, and treated with respect. We will continue to encourage trauma-informed practices, appropriate safeguards, responsible treatment, and accountability in environments where children learn and receive care.
🌸 We Promise to Respect Privacy
A child's story belongs to that child. We believe sharing experiences should never mean exposing every private detail.
We will strive to approach storytelling and representation with modesty, care, and respect for children's dignity and privacy.
🌸 We Promise to Share Faith With Care
As a Muslim-centered family space, we will share Islamic reminders, reflections, and guidance that encourage mercy, patience, kindness, and good character. Religious quotations will be treated with respect and care.
🌸 We Promise to Encourage Families to Keep Learning
We do not claim to have every answer. We believe in continued learning, seeking reliable information, asking questions, and recognizing when professional guidance is needed.
Our goal is to help families become more informed, not replace qualified educational, medical, or other professional support.
🌸 We Promise to Celebrate Every Meaningful Step
Progress does not look the same for every child. We will celebrate learning, communication, independence, relationships, personal growth, and the everyday moments that matter to families.
🌸 A Message to Every Parent
If you are a mother trying to understand your child's needs, a father advocating for appropriate support, a caregiver learning new ways to communicate, or a family searching for encouragement, we hope you find something meaningful here.
You do not have to have everything figured out today.
Your child does not have to meet someone else's expectations to deserve respect.
Your concerns deserve to be taken seriously, and your family's experiences deserve to be treated with compassion.
We hope Akleema's World reminds you that there is always more to learn, more understanding to share, and more room for kindness.
Thank you for being here. Thank you for learning. And thank you for helping create a world where every child is treated with dignity.
With love,
Shanell Mosley
Founder of Akleema's World
🌸 Meet the Family Behind Akleema’s World
Akleema is part of a loving, blended family that includes adult siblings, younger siblings, and stepsiblings. Each family member brings something special to our family story. Although everyone has their own life, personality, and experiences, family remains an important part of Akleema’s world.
Along with our two fluffy cats, Marsh and Mallow, our family brings plenty of love, laughter, learning, and everyday adventures.
Follow Akleema’s Journey
Every journey is made up of little moments, meaningful milestones, unexpected challenges, and memories worth holding close.
Akleema’s journey is still unfolding, and we are grateful to share parts of her world with you.
Through Akleema’s World, we share glimpses of her interests, family adventures, learning experiences, everyday life, and the lessons she continues to teach us.
We also share autism awareness, parent encouragement, helpful information, advocacy, and reminders that every child deserves patience, understanding, and respect.
Stay Connected With Us
Follow along as we continue to share:
- 💗 Akleema’s everyday moments and milestones
- 🌷 Family activities, adventures, and memories
- 📖 Stories and creative projects
- 🧠 Autism awareness and educational information
- 🤲 Faith, family, and meaningful reflections
- 💌 Encouragement and resources for parents and caregivers
Be Part of the Journey
Whether you have followed us from the beginning or just discovered Akleema’s World, we are happy you are here.
Your encouragement, kindness, and willingness to learn help us continue sharing this journey.
Thank you for walking alongside us, celebrating the little moments, and helping spread understanding.
One child. One family. One journey. A world of understanding.
With love,
Shanell Mosley
Akleema’s Mama & Founder of Akleema’s World
Website: https://akleemasworld.com/
Explore Akleema’s World
Welcome to Akleema’s World, a place created through love, family, faith, learning, and the journey of raising a nonverbal autistic child.
There is more to Akleema than a diagnosis. She has interests, preferences, dreams, challenges, joyful moments, and her own unique way of experiencing the world.
We invite you to explore the different parts of her world, learn alongside us, and discover resources created to encourage understanding, support families, and remind every child that they matter.
💗 Meet Akleema
Get to know the girl behind Akleema’s World. Discover her personality, interests, everyday experiences, communication, and the little things that make her world special.
📖 Akleema’s Adventures
Come along on imaginative stories inspired by Akleema’s experiences, family adventures, friendships, and everyday discoveries.
🧩 Understanding Autism
Explore information about autism, nonverbal communication, sensory needs, learning differences, and ways to better understand and support autistic children.
🌷 Parent Support & Advocacy
Find encouragement and information to help parents ask questions, prepare for school meetings, understand special education documents, and advocate for their children.
🏡 Everyday Life & Family
Enjoy glimpses into family life, routines, learning, activities, and the everyday moments that make up Akleema’s world.
🤲 Faith, Family & Reflections
Explore reminders and reflections rooted in our Muslim faith, including mercy, patience, gratitude, family, and raising children with compassion.
💌 Resources for Families
Discover helpful information, ideas, and resources for parents and caregivers navigating their own journeys.
Come Explore With Us
Whether you are a parent, caregiver, educator, family member, or someone who simply wants to understand autism better, we are glad you found your way here.
Take your time, explore what speaks to you, and walk with us as we continue learning, growing, and sharing.
Welcome to Akleema’s World.
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A Note About Akleema’s Privacy
Akleema’s World was created to share love, understanding, awareness, and encouragement. But sharing her journey does not mean sharing every part of her life.
Akleema is a child first. She deserves privacy, dignity, respect, and the opportunity to grow without feeling that her personal experiences belong to the public.
As her mother, I take that responsibility seriously.
Protecting Her Identity and Dignity
We choose carefully what we share about Akleema. Not every experience, challenge, personal moment, or family matter needs to be shared publicly.
Some moments are meant to remain within our family. Her privacy will always matter more than a post, a picture, or a story.
Why We Use Illustrations
You may notice that Akleema’s World includes illustrated and digitally created images rather than photographs of our everyday lives.
These illustrations help us represent the people, experiences, and themes of Akleema’s World while maintaining a level of privacy for our family.
They are artistic representations, not photographs or proof that a particular event happened exactly as pictured.
Sharing With Purpose
When we share parts of Akleema’s journey, our intention is to encourage understanding, provide helpful information, and remind others that autistic children have personalities, interests, feelings, strengths, and individual needs.
We want people to learn about autism without making Akleema feel as though she must explain or prove herself to the world.
A Mother's Responsibility
I am proud to be Akleema’s mother, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share what I have learned along this journey.
But I also understand that Akleema is her own person. Her story deserves to be handled with care, and her dignity must never be sacrificed for attention or awareness.
Our commitment is simple: We can share a meaningful journey while still protecting the child at the heart of it.
Thank you for respecting Akleema, our family, and the boundaries we have chosen to maintain.
With love,
Shanell Mosley
Akleema’s Mama & Founder of Akleema’s World
