https://www.diasporaengager.com/ResourcesAll Before children are diagnosed with autism in Africa, some are excluded from their families, reportedly. By working with the U.N., Ugoji Eze, the CEO and founder of Eng Aja Eze Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on the plight of women and children in conflict zones, is hoping to challenge the stigma of autism in Africa and in Black communites abroad. “I wanted to raise awareness about autism in Africa to break down cultural stigmas and barriers,” Eze said. “When a family has a child with autism, they tend to hide them. They feel like they have a curse or they’re witches. They steer them from mainstream education or even interacting with their family.” According to Eze, there is a lack of education, medical care and local schools in Africa that allocate resources toward children and adults with autism. “The child is left behind,” Eze said. “Their basic human rights are deprived of them.”
http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2016/dec/22/un-advocates-autism-awareness-across-african-diasp/
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