The need for inclusion is an innate feeling that every human has. This experience does not matter the socialization, education, health condition or status of life. To this extent, people with conditions limiting their natural way of living like neurological anddevelopmental disorder desire love and affection even more because to be physically challenged can be limiting and it is the show of love and care that makes it bearable to a certain degree. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is one such condition. It is a complicated ailment that includes problems with social interaction and communication. People suffering this genetic disorder wish they have some amount of control particularly with the abnormal body posturing or facial expressions, abnormal tone of voice, avoidance of eye contact or poor eye contact being some of the signs.
To help make the whole experience a little bearable for these kinds of people especially children, CBG on Wednesday December 18, 2019 in the company of Mr Alex Dodoo presented some items to the children in the Autism Centre at Kokomlemle, a suburb of Accra. CBG appreciates this condition of speech impairment especially in children and how in Ghana due to resource insufficiency into conditions such as these, can alter the lives of people who suffer it.
Special need homes such like the Autism Centre at Kokomlemle are a few a far between in the country and most of the existing few were put up by parents who themselves have children in this state. Madam Serwah Quaynor is one of such parents who founded the centre since she had to accept the fate of her first child diagnosed of the genetic disorder. She explained her joy in doing what she does but expressed her frustration with the limited support received from the public and further encouraged philanthropies, corporate institutions and government to come to their aid.
To further communicate that disability is not an inability, there were some art works (paintings, beading works etc) of these children displayed on the day, and what better way to encourage them than to purchase.
Autism presents the difficulty in communication, difficulty with social interactions, obsessive interests and repetitive behaviours of children, this notwithstanding, the 21st century presents people living with these conditions with a better world due to innovation, scientific discoveries and medicine making the little help go a long way
