Summary

Family Background

The child, Ngawang Dorjee, has four family members – father, mother, sister and himself. They come from a very poor family background and his father also has epilepsy issues. the father is the breadwinner and mother is a housewife; the main source of income of the family is through farming. Ngawang Dorjee has speech impairment and is unable to speak. He has some hearing issues as well. As far as his language is concerned, he can understand the Indian and regional Pema Gopa language and has difficulty comprehending the general Tibetan umey language. He suffered pneumonia at a young age and is dependent on others for majority of ADL. He is able to go to awash room and eat by himself, however, must have a caretaker along with him for assistance.