Summary

Choekphen belongs to a family member of 14 with 3 siblings. Mother is the sole earner who does small seasonal sweater business. Chokphen’s mother had a difficult home delivery & Chokphen was found congenitally dumb.The mother consulted her to a doctor at 2 years of age who recommended for tongue surgery. Due to financial constrain and religious ethics the surgery was not performed. Chokphen developed abnormally, accompanied with tremor and speech impairment. She also has profound learning difficulty and has behavior problem. Although dumb, she can communicate with body language.