Lecturer quit job to ferry his autistic son around: 'My world circles around him'

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Mr Rajendran K. Sethuraj (left) and his son Kirisnah, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at three years old.

ST PHOTO: EUGENE GOH

SINGAPORE - Mr Rajendran K. Sethuraj loves teaching but left his job as a junior college lecturer for his son Kirisnah, who is autistic.
After spending his primary and secondary school years at Pathlight School, Kirisnah became anxious about studying in the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) in 2017. His parents decided that Mr Rajendran, 56, would ask for a half-load at work, so he could ferry his son to and from the campus.
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