AUTISM AND MENSTRUATION – How to keep a menstrual cycle record Young girls on the spectrum are just as likely to have menstrual difficulties as any other female, so it is important to begin early and keep a record of the cycle. This can help track and minimize difficulties that may arise as a result …
My name is Nneka Obiagwu, and this is the story of my journey overcoming obstacles and adversity ranging from fibroid complications, infertility, miraculous delivery of two exceptional boys and sailing on through a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder. I was born and bred in the eastern part of Nigeria in the 70’s and all …
Most autistic children also have a condition called sensory integration disorder. This neurological condition results from the brain’s inability to integrate certain information from the five basic sensory systems in the body. Body brushing replicates movements or stimulus and stimulates the immature primitive reflexes and calms and soothes the nervous system in an autistic child. …
At the time my son, Bubu regressed and was subsequently diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder what I most worried about was how I was going to communicate God, His message, His love and His Words to him. You see as a Christian living in an epoch marked with great spiritual awakening and advancement, a …
Last year, the Lagos autism community experienced its biggest wandering related scare when one of our kids on the spectrum wandered away from his home in Ikorodu. His family quickly sprang into action releasing pictures and comprehensive information about him. The community helped spread the word via radio, print and social media because we all …
THE GAPS IN OUR MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE BY NATASHA CAMPBELL-MCBRIDE, MD MARCH 22ND 2009 Fifteen or twenty years ago, the majority of doctors never saw an autistic child. It was a rare disorder that most people had never heard of, afflicting about one child in 10,000. Today, on average in this country, one child in 150 …
2011 It goes without saying that having a child diagnosed with a disability inadvertently places a huge strain on a family’s finances especially as in most cases you find that the mothers make the decision to resign from their jobs to assume primary care of the child thereby reducing the family’s earning power. In Nigeria …
BY LISA ACKERMAN JULY 7TH, 2010 This article was hard for me to write. As I outlined the items below, I found myself guilty of many of the behaviors performed with my own child. But at the same time, writing this article gave me the strength to address more of my child’s needs in a …
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