According to the UN, one in every 160 children suffers from autism. With only 50 child psychiatrists in Africa for a population of a billion people, autism is rarely diagnosed and children with autism and their carers suffer in silence.
Autism affects the way a child communicates and sees the world, but with only 50 child psychiatrists in Africa, it requires specialised care that most Africans don't have.
The disorder is often seen as a curse treated by traditional healers in some parts of the continent.
What is autism?
A bio-neurological disorders that is observable in early childhood and symptoms of abnormal self absorption, characterised by lack of response to other human and limited by ability to communicate and socialise.
The disorder is often seen as a curse treated by traditional healers in some parts of the continent.
What is autism?
A bio-neurological disorders that is observable in early childhood and symptoms of abnormal self absorption, characterised by lack of response to other human and limited by ability to communicate and socialise.
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