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Nollywood Star Monalisa Chinda promotes Autism Awareness in Nigeria. Photos from her birthday visit to the Patrick Speech & Languages School.

Excerpt posted on Thursday, September 22nd, 2011 by BellaNaija.com at 6:58 PM

Children with learning disabilities and disorders such as Autism face a tough challenge in Nigeria due to the limited number of special school equipped to nurture them.

Nigerian actress, Monalisa Chinda decided to support one of these remarkable schools on her birthday earlier this month.She visited the Patrick Speech & Languages School in Lagos where she met the administrator, Dotun Akande, staff and students of the school. Monalisa was given a tour of the school, briefed about the challenges the children face and also the work that the school does. She brought provisions and other household items that are needed by the students. It was a fun day for the students of the school as they got to meet one of their favorite Nollywood stars.

Visits like these are positive, not just because of the gifts the children received but also the awareness it helps raise. See photos from the visit below.

 
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...

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