Thank you, Neil.
A Japanese child, Naoki Higashida, with autism, wrote a book, "The Reason I
Jump".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reason_I_Jump
It became a fantastic movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVicuWVPrmc
This film involves a great documentary from Sierra Leone.
A similar situation in Kenya is depicted there with hope.
Hajime
CHIFA profile: Hajime Takeuchi is a professor at the Bukkyo University in Japan. Professional interests: child health, child poverty, child wellbeing. takechanespid@gmail.com He is a CHIFA Country Representative for Japan and a member of the CHIFA Steering Group (child health and rights) http://www.hifa.org/support/members/hajimetakechanespid AT gmail.com
2024年4月2日(火) 19:30 Neil Pakenham-Walsh <neil.pakenham-walsh@ghi-net.org>:
> With thanks to Global Health Now and NPR.
>
> Full text:
> https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/02/26/1232791446/raising-...
>
> In Kenya, parents of children with autism often struggle to find reliable
> information and affordable therapy support; they also cope with
> misconceptions and stigma, e.g., that “autism is caused by witchcraft”
>
> As a result, many children miss out on early autism diagnosis — and
> crucial early interventions.
>
> = "Preachers and traditional healers [in Kenya often] believe that autism
> is caused by witchcraft," says Dr. Lillian Kerubo of Kiambu County
> Hospital, a pediatrician and behavioral therapist who has for years worked
> with children who have autism. These preachers and healers tell parents
> that therapeutic intervention is not needed. Instead they might offer an
> herbal concoction with a promise that it will help the child or they'll
> advise the parents to pray and fast.
>
> Other misbeliefs and myths circulate: Some families believe that if a
> mother eats eggs during pregnancy that can bring on autism, and that boys
> typically miss developmental milestones so there shouldn't be a need to
> consult a physician in such cases. =
>
> HIFA profile: Neil Pakenham-Walsh is coordinator of HIFA (Healthcare
> Information For All), a global health community that brings all
> stakeholders together around the shared goal of universal access to
> reliable healthcare information. HIFA has 20,000 members in 180 countries,
> interacting in four languages and representing all parts of the global
> evidence ecosystem. HIFA is administered by Global Healthcare Information
> Network, a UK-based nonprofit in official relations with the World Health
> Organization. Email: neil@hifa.org
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Epidemiology and Global Health (EpiGH)
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Prof. Hajime Takeuchi,MD (Paediatrician)
School of Social Welfare
Graduate School of Social Welfare
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