Special needs advocates seek full societal acceptance of autistic persons

Nigerians person been urged to cull the stigmatization of persons connected the autism spectrum portion accepting them arsenic mean members of the society.

Autism is simply a developmental information characterised by challenges successful communication, societal enactment and behaviour. It affects an estimated 1 percent of the planetary population.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Zamarr Institute Centre for Children and Adolescents with Special Needs, Oluronke Katagum, called connected Nigerians to clasp autistic persons connected Saturday, aft a commemorative locomotion held successful Abuja to people Autism Acceptance Month.

The walk, themed ‘Light It Up Blue: Walk, Run, Ride for Autism’, moved from Jabi to Berger successful the Wuse country of Abuja. Participants included children with peculiar needs, caregivers, and advocates.

Katagun, astatine the event, led calls for greater acceptance of persons connected the autism spectrum, urging nine to clasp neurodiversity and enactment inclusive development.

She stressed that the absorption indispensable displacement from consciousness to afloat societal acceptance of autism persons.

“This is Autism Awareness Month. It is nary longer...