South Africa: Autistic Boy Who 'Teaches' Himself Under Tree Will Be Going to School for Real

10 November 2018

Every morning, 11-year-old Siboniso puts on his school clothes, packs his school bag, ties his school shoes and leaves home.

But he does not go to school. He sits under a tree near his home in Shongweni, near Pretoria, looking out at the nearby school. He opens his books and pretends to be a part of it.

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