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A Parent's Interview on Autism

Daniel Okoli is a handsome enterprising and loveable child, whose ability to paint and draw is unique and eye-catching. His brilliant qualities was once threathened by a neorodevelopmental disorder known as Autism. Persons living with Autism are not able to learn simple things like communication., socializing and everyday normal things. In a chart with Patrick Speech & Languages Centre, Daniel's Mum, Mrs. Olufunke Okoli a Civil Servant with the Lagos State Government shares her experience.

Q. How did you detect Autism in your child?

I did'nt actually know anything about Autism until 2008 when I visited a friend with my child, because while he was growing up his father and I assumed he had a delay in talking and was going to speak as time went by. Though, he exhibited some characters, we assumed that they could be attributed to that of a growing child. Until my friend, who had an indepth knowledge of the disorder, suggested that he is on the spectrum, insinuating that he probably had traces of Autism. That was the first time every that I heard of Autism. We went to the hospital and the Doctros assessed him before we were subsequently referred to Patrick Speech & Languages Centre. Since I brought him here, I have learnt tha tAutism is a challenge that children are born with because there is really no known cause fot it yet. It's a challenge that needs proper scrutiny because you cannot detect untl the cild is old enought to start school and he can't talk, interact, he is violent and several other traits, he will exhibit. In my case that wa how I got to know about what Autism was. Read more...

 
   
PSLC PRESS RELEASE
 

First Autistic School Opens In Lagos.

Press Interview of October, 2006 With City People Magazine Seye Kehinde and Wole Alakija. Read More...

Mrs Akande on the set of New Dawn With Funmi Iyanda discusses Autism with a panel of other professionals on Special Needs Children, January, 2007. Read More...

Sunday Punch Interview of April, 2007 with Dotun Akande

Sunday Punch Interview of May, 2009 with Chinyere Fred-Adegbulugbe discussing some of the challenges as a parent of an autistic child.

Press Interview With Edumark Magazine on special needs for autistic children, 2010. Read More...

Press Interview With Josephine Igbinovia of Sunday Vanguard on Vista Woman for autistic children, Sept. 2010. Read More...

Punch Interview of May 4, 2011 With Bukola Adebayo of The Punch Newspaper on Austic child

Sunday Punch Interview of May 15, 2011 Why I left banking to cater for autistic kids by Dr. (Mrs.) Dotun Akande

Excerpt posted on Thursday, Sept. 22nd, 2011 by BellaNaija.com. Nollywood Star Monalisa Chinda promotes Autism Awareness in Nigeria.
 
Autism Facts
 

• Autism is a complex neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain
• Autism appears in the first three years of the life of a child
• The actual cause of the disorder is unknown.
• Early intervention can save the situation of any child affected by Autiam