"Abdallah used to watch cars filled with displaced families fleeing. He would come back to the tent very tense and nervous, and using sign language, she added. Hassan explained that they first reached a displaced camp called Ameera, which was full and had no space for their tent. Later, they told us to seek a place near Salah al-Din Street, despite the danger."
"For Abdallah, the never-ending orders and sounds of bombardments mean he spends most of the time roaming the streets and has developed a new habit of pulling his hair. His family cut his hair short to stop him tearing at it. I began giving him prescribed sleeping pills again, to stop him from going outside during the heat. There is nothing else I can do to h"
Abeer Hassan cares for her autistic son, Abdallah, in Deir el-Balah amid intense Israeli bombardment and repeated forced evacuations. Constant explosions terrify Abdallah, who becomes tense, makes strange sounds, and uses sign language to communicate. The family moved between overcrowded camps, including Ameera, then to an area near Salah al-Din Street despite clear danger. Heat, lack of shelter, and ongoing displacement worsen Abdallah’s distress; he roams streets and developed hair-pulling behavior, prompting the family to cut his hair short. Prescribed sleeping pills are being used to keep him indoors during the heat. Repeated evacuation orders and attacks have left families with few safe options.
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