Nandi Madida speaks on her daughter who is autistic

One of Mzansi’s power couple, Nandi Madida and Zakes Bantwini have two children together. The first is their son, Shaka, who was born on 22 November 2016. As such, the young boy’s sixth birthday is nearing. But already Shaka is already starting to exhibit aspirations to be in entertainment just like his mother.

First, it was when the beaming mother of two shared how her son is already doing interviews as he excels in the many sports that he loves. But in particular, the five-year-old was being interviewed as he was part of the Motorsports National. Referring to him as her rockstar, Madida penned in part that:

“In this world, they’ll sadly be a lot of dark people but as long as he grows up and knows that they hold no power over his life and his fun I would’ve done my part as a mother, my parents taught me the same. Wherever his journey in life takes him I will ensure that at home we keep instilling confidence, peace, and absolute joy.”

However, an interesting detail that she revealed about her son and in extension her daughter was that both children are on the autism spectrum. However, Shaka is on the attention-deficit/ hyperactive disorder of the neurodevelopment spectrum.

But her daughter, Nefertiti, who she gave birth to in 2019, is revealed to be on the autism spectrum. While Nandi did not go into specific details about her daughter’s spectrum she did share that:

“Technically, (s)he’s on the spectrum, for those that don’t know. (S)he’s autistic… So brilliant minds, and those are all my genes. Those genes have greatly helped us, and in general.”

As a result, Madida did suggest that due to her daughter’s neurodivergent diagnosis, unlike herself and her son, Nefertiti takes after Zakes Bantwini more than her. This is as like her father, the young girl is not as social and would rather high-five someone rather than engage them as Nandi and her son are prone to do. But from the images shared of the two children, you would not be able to tell as they look healthy and happy.