Amsterdam News
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“I wanted to raise awareness about autism in Africa to break down cultural stigmas and barriers,” Eze said. “When a family has a child with autism, they tend to hide them. They feel like they have a curse or they’re witches. They steer them from mainstream education or even interacting with their family.”
According to Eze, there is a lack of education, medical care and local schools in Africa that allocate resources toward children and adults with autism.
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“A white child is diagnosed quite early—before they’re 18 months old,” Eze said. “In the Black community, it can be as far as 6 or 7 years old.
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“Self Acceptance is a process not a performance”
“You are autistic enough. And you always have been”
Professionally Identified and joined WP August 26, 2013
DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity.
23 Dec 2016, 12:53 am
