Autism
Chrisette Michele Shares Autism Diagnosis
Singer Chrisette Michele revealed that she was diagnosed with autism in a post on social media.
A List?: RFK Jr. Presents “Autism Registry” Sparking Outrage
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has received backlash again for prodding the National Institute of Health to move forward with a plan collecting the private data of Americans to form an "autism registry".
Kanye West Claims He Has Autism After Alleged Bipolar Misdiagnosis
In a recent interview, Ye aka Kanye West revealed that he has a form of autism and that he was misdiagnosed with being bipolar in 2016. The rapper went on to detail how he manages his mental health and creativity.
Expert: Corporal punishment impedes autistic child’s development
Baerbel Jaja, Head, Government Special School, Lafia, Nasarawa State, says corporal and psychological punishments should not be meted to special needs persons. Jaja told newsmen in Lafia on Friday that corporal and psychological punishments hamper the overall functionality and the development of such persons. She said: “If you flog an autistic child, that’s the end of the development for that child. “You have killed his spirit. “Even for a normal child, if you keep flogging him, you have actually killed the spirit of that child and that will make him not to function well. “If an autistic child does not function the way you want, you have to be patient with him. “You cannot use force on any of this special need kids because it doesn’t work; it will rather close up the little you have achiev...
