"I LOVE you" are the only three words that are missing in his life.

Simple words they may be, but the joy, contentment and happiness that emanate from this simple phrase is one that blogger Shiok Guy aka Yong Yek Ming yearns and longs to hear with all his heart from his eldest son, Wei Jie.

Wei Jie, 9, is suffering from an acute form of autism. He is non-verbal, displays repetitive behaviour of self-injury and is socially-impaired.

Sadly, Yong Yek Ming's younger son, Wei Xiang, is also autistic. The seven-year-old boy has social difficulties but he can speak, read and write.

Yong has devoted his life to his boys. So much so, his blog has a link to autism news and postings about the challenges he faces daily.

Dedicated to his fight to bring about greater awareness of autism, in April this year he started another blog  called My Autism Resources (MAR) for parents in Malaysia and around Asia.

"The number of autism-related disorders has sky rocketed in Malaysia but the number of services available is growing at a snail's pace. So I decided to start this new blog to offer parents who need information, resources and guidance to kickstart their journey on autism," said Yong.

"Do I aim to be a top gun blogger? No! I don't have the time to blog every day because all my precious time is invested to help both my sons to get better. If my readers like what I have blogged about, then they will come back for more," said Yong on his ambition for the blog.

"If MAR can help parents and caregivers in their journey to help their loved ones, I am totally honoured." But now it is Yong who needs help.

Recently, he sent out an SOS on his blog - the centre which he is sending his two boys to, has decided to close down and will cease operation by Sunday.

"The centre was funded by a kind businessman as well as donations from the public. It has been offering free services to parents who cannot afford the full commercial service. I am one of those who needs the Early Intervention Programme and cannot afford it," he explained.

Yong aims to take over the operation of the centre as well as the services of the centre's current teacher in  autism management and intervention.

"I've been involved in autism-related activities such as seminars, training, fund-raising and art exhibitions over the past seven years," he said.

Thus, the aim of running the new centre's operation is not a daunting task.

For the future of his boys and the other children, Yong is now busy securing aid in various forms.

"I have asked the help of fellow bloggers to spread the news and so far, we've received very good response from wellwishers, and great suggestions, which we will try to incorporate."

So why turn to the blogosphere for help?

This 40-something-year-old Sarawakian said he is seeking assistance from MPs and the State government, but believes that through the blogosphere, he will be able to reach out to even more kind angels.

For Yong, blogging is also a way for him to release his stress and whatnot.

As for the one person he would like to influence to take up blogging, he said: "A friend once told me, ‘autistic kids are children of the future, born today at the wrong time'. I hold it close to my heart because for all you know, in the distant future, our inner thoughts could be open domain. We might not need verbal communication to share.

"Since both my sons are children of the future, I wish we will soon have a way for them to blog about the future. ShiokKid sounds like a good idea right?"