SPECIAL NEEDS INSIGHT

A practical guide for families navigating the complexities of autism with love, patience, and culturally-informed strategies It's 3 PM on a stuffy Lagos afternoon, and the sounds of generators, street vendors, and traffic create their familiar symphony outside. Kemi watches her 7-year-old son Tise rock back and forth in the corner of their sitting room, his hands pressed firmly over his ears. His initial excitement about visiting his grandmother has turned into something else entirely, tears streaming down his face, his small body trembling with an intensity that breaks her heart. This isn't defiance or a "bad child" moment, it is a meltdown. For families across Africa raising children with autism, scenes like this are both heartbreaking and deeply misunderstood. Kemi isn't alone in feeling overwhelmed, confused, or worried about how to help her child navigate a world that often feels—to him—too loud, too bright, or too unpredictable. What Every Parent Needs to Kn...