The group Korliba shows his love to autists

General News of Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Source: Isaac Kyei Andoh

2019-04-10

The social media-based group that completed the year 2018 with a charity event to feed street children in Accra has taken their benevolence to a whole new level by showing its solidarity to autistic people in Tema.

While the month of April is reserved to the world to raise awareness of autism, many organizations in the country have taken this opportunity to support those of the spectrum, including the group Korliba.

We usually know the KBA group. The group collaborated with Hopesetters Autism Center in Tema Metropolis to shuttle Tema Community One to Community Eleven, where an aerobics session was held and attended by all stakeholders.

An amount of undisclosed money whose amount would exceed the thousands of Cedis of Ghana has also been presented to the Hopesetters Center in order to support its operations with the badurance of increased group support for the cause of l & # 39; year.

In recognition of the efforts and kindness of KBA, Hopessetters Center presented the group with a beautifully designed and supervised participation certificate.

KBA group leader Ignatius Baidoo, nicknamed Mick More Gh in social media, called on the government to set up a dedicated intervention program to help the most diverse people as it puts permanent financial pressure about the parents whose children are suffering from the disorder.

"Given the drastic impact of autistic children and their immediate families, it is high time to look at their situation and give them all the support they need to be comfortable.

He further urged the people of Ghana to treat people with autism as all human beings, because they are not inferior and possess unique qualities that can be exploited for the development of the nation.

"In order for these children to live a normal life to a certain extent and to make tremendous progress in their painful journey of adaptation to the world, we must treat them with love and respect, as their alienation worsens their condition. .

He also called for thorough public education on autism because, according to him, "most Ghanaians are very ignorant of autism and even consider that it is the result of an autism. demonic attack ", which is very regressive with respect to their development and integration into society. is concerned.

What is autism?

Autism is a complex neurobehavioral condition that includes a deficiency in social interaction and developmental language and language skills, coupled with rigid and repetitive behavior. Due to the range of symptoms, this condition is now called Autism Spectrum Disorder-A.SD (wenmd.com)

Four out of five autism victims are men whose cause is still a medical mystery.