AN INCLUSIVE KIND WORLD

  I have to be honest with you. I did not know the Olympics had Paralympic Games  like inclusive games that involves persons with disabilities. And What do I think about it? I think the Olympics might just be my favorite thing right now!  It's the effort for me. So, t he Paralympics were basically established to provide athletes with disabilities the opportunity to compete at the highest level of international sport. Sport is a thing that unites everyone; Allowing persons with disabilities to have their own sporting event.  I don't think the Paralympics know how BIG of a deal this is. This challenges  stereotypes that people with disabilities can't do anything; There is a general misconception that the minute one becomes disabled or is born disabled, the person can't succeed in things. These games cancels the stereotypes and remind us that persons with disabilities are living their life and CAN AMOUNT to something in life.  The Games also draws attention to issues

  Wow! Your Safe Space 2.0 was one of the best things that has happened to me this year; When I thought of the theme “What’s your role in a neurodiverse World?” I thought of collaboration- for persons to come together and create ways that persons with disabilities can be seen, appreciated and happy in society. That's what I wanted. You know because I have all of these ideas and as effective as I am, I can't do it all. Your Safe Space NG 2.0 surpassed my expectations and even though you weren't there, I think you need to know the ten things that we took away from the intimate gathering.  Your emotions are valid but your actions matter: Neurotypical siblings aren’t the only ones who get upset, or embarrassed of their siblings; parents do; Hearing Mrs. Azazi’s view inspired me. My parents share the same emotions if not more. In managing Special needs, You’ll have a lot of emotions but you must think about your actions. You cannot be upset and spew a lot of curses on your chi

  This year’s Guarantee Trust Bank really stuck out for Me. A beautiful Sibling of special needs It was uplifting in many ways; this theme was titled “A spectrum of possibilities” See: Creating a community of Awe-Tism Advocates First of all, let’s ignore the title of this post for a while and focus on how GT Bank really decided to do so much this year. It was so unusually perfect- better than the last ones. I had a lot of fun and truly learned a lot in relation to communication with Autistic individuals. The dance drama this year showed how persons with disabilities can also run for leadership positions.  Abel, the main character who had autism had the support of his friends to be the student body president and with their encouragement and his efforts, he won. Corporate Dance World This proves that the village you belong to, can either make or break you. I’m glad for the Abels’ that have people who constantly fight for them. GT bank, well done for creating impact! I cannot wait to see

It pains me to say that “Nigeria may take a while before it gets better”  I volunteered for a foundation’s outreach “ Bridges not barriers ” by Cradle Lounge Initiatives. This was organized to spread awareness of Autism in the Ikoyi/ Obalende area and wow! First of all, there are thousands of people in Nigeria who are diagnosed with Autism and do not know.  The responses I obtained from the area residents do not differ from those I have encountered in other places or on social media, but it was more depressing.  Some had opinions that Autism is attributed to a mental illness. Some went as far as to say it’s madness. Sigh. It’s 2024 and there are still misconceptions despite the various ongoing advocacies.  We encountered someone on the spectrum on the road, pacing around, clearly intoxicated and my heart started to beat hard. I thought “ If anything should happen to my family and my little brother is left alone, what will happen? ”  I can think of a million things that may have happene