WHY MUST WE KNOW ABOUT AUTISM?

WHY MUST WE KNOW ABOUT AUTISM?

“Do not fear people with autism, embrace them. Do not spite people with autism, unite them. Do not deny people with autism, accept them. For then, their abilities will shine.” —Paul Isaacs

To wrap up this wonderful year, we are covering the topic "why we must know about autism".

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with signs that exhibit during early childhood years. Yes, autism is not a single disorder but a wide range of complex disorders that affects individuals differently. Some people might have certain symptoms that others don't have!

ASD affects a person's abilities to communicate and interact with others. There is no known cause or cure for ASD and it's prevalence rate is on the rise.

You might probably ask "Why should I know about autism when I don't have it or my family members don't have it?''.

It's very simple. We all need to come together and embrace each other's differences. It is time to accept everyone for who they are and not judge them.

The autism community needs acceptance from the society in order to grow. We are thriving for an inclusive world, people! What people don't know is that acceptance can lead to greater support, which is very necessary for autistic people to reach their full potential.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Advocate, accept, create awareness, mentor, accommodate, learn more about the disorder and more importantly, fight stereotypes!

I hope next year we will thrive more for an inclusive world.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy new year!

Comments

The Change

HOW I DEALT WITH THE NEWS. Hiiiiiii. Let me just say my awesome friends pushed me to doing this and I love them❤️ So I have been so fortunate to know the word “Autism and everything it entails. I have a brother of 17 years who is autistic and if you knew me well, you would know I mention Tobi like a million times a day, when referring to anything. He's just in my mind everytime, gosh. Is it weird that I don’t remember my childhood? Maybe, But I think it’s so weird that I don’t understand how it happened, why it keeps happening to children, but I can tell that they are beautiful in every way and when my brother became autistic, was he meant to be this or was cursed? As a Nigerian, you question things like this and search for spiritual help. I never knew of the situation till I was 14. When I was younger, I was ignorant. I didn’t know what was wrong with my brother. I was even too self-absorbed at that age or just busy looking for trouble. I didn’t know why he didn’t speak or w...

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