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...

The timing of early childhood vaccinations often coincides with when autism symptoms first become apparent to parents, usually between 12 and 24 months of age. As parents, your child's health and development is of utmost importance to you. If you are here reading this, you may be grappling with questions about vaccines and autism, and want to make informed decisions about vaccination. These are natural human concerns that deserve thoughtful, evidence-based answers. One such question is “ Do vaccines cause autism ?” The answer is: “ No, vaccines do not cause autism”. However, we deserve more than just a simple "no". We deserve to understand the research, examine the evidence, and feel confident in the choices we make for our children. Without further ado, let's dive into how vaccines became linked to autism and why it has been resolved by the WHO’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety that vaccines do not cause autism. What Led to the belief that Vaccines caus...