Dr. (Mrs.) Dotun Akande, the Founder/Proprietress of PSLC tells Josephine Igbinovia of Sunday Vanguard on Vista Woman that Autism is not a lifelong disorder Some excerpts of Interview with Sunday Vanguard, September 26, 2010 The Journey so far We are five years old this year, and we are really grateful to corporate organizations and foundations that have really been helpful…
Can you tell us about yourself? I’m a mother of three, I read economics and was a banker with First City Merchant Bank from where I moved to Broad Bank where I worked for a short while, I was in my room one day, when the thought dropped in my spirit to start a centre for children with autism. I…
Excerpts of Interview with Punch of May 17, 2009 Have you had any personal experience with autism? Yes, my second son was diagnosed of autism at 18 months and we just didn’t know what to do until he was about two when we met someone, a doctor who told us that he had autism. And that was the first time…
Excerpts of Interview with Punch of April 8, 2007 You run a special school for children, what is it all about? I run a special school known as Patrick Speech and Languages Centre. Its a school for children with autism. I was working in a Bank and all of a sudden I found myself in this field because I have…
The first Autistic School was formally established in Ikeja GRA, Lagos last friday and its is the first of its kind in Nigeria. Although there are some Special Schools for the deaf and Dumb and physically challenged including the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo but this very one, Patrick Speech and Languages Centre (PSLC) is the first of its…
Wed 17 January 2007 Much has been said about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Asperger Syndrome, the invisible child disorder dreaded by parents worldwide. The ailment is regarded as one of the major reasons of psychological traumas parents suffer, more so, when the cause of the disorder is unknown and a medical solution is yet to be found. In Nigeria,…
Much has been said about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Asperger Syndrome, the invisible child disorder dreaded by parents worldwide. The ailment is regarded as one of the major reasons of psychological traumas parents suffer, more so, when the cause of the disorder is unknown and a medical solution is yet to be found. In Nigeria, the case has reached…
