Eight-year-old Rizq Nawfal was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has difficulties with limbs control. The cheery young man is a huge Ironman fan, and is always up for a chat. As he is able to verbalise sounds but is unable to speak, Rizq uses gestures and a thick comb-bound PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display) book to communicate.

In this episode of “Have a SPlenDid Day”, Rizq’s mum Mdm Hidayah shows us how to use the PODD book and what we as individuals can do to help people with communication challenges be heard.

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