Professionals and other stakeholders in the nation’s health, finance, education and other critical sectors of the economy, have stressed the need to create more awareness on autism disorder, in order to ensure effective management and prevent stigmatization among those with the disorder.
Making the call at a media briefing, organised by the Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCo) to announce this year’s edition of the Autism Conference and Free Consultation, in Lagos, recently, International Behaviour Analyst, Solape Azazi, stated that the call had become imperative to address some ill-conceived notions about the disorder.
While commending GTCo for staying the course, and providing a platform for those with Autism disorder to be heard, Solape noted that with more awareness and sensitization, those whose relations suffer from the disorder would be emboldened to discuss such in the open.
Echoing Solape’s position, a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst, Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo, noted that the media
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