Founder of the body, Efe Irele, decided to throw a party and have as many families with autistic kids come together as a therapeutic event for the kids and have parents share ideas on how they have been managing the condition of their wards. Irele was spurred to start the foundation because her younger brother, Bem, is autistic, and she has seen firsthand the pains parents go through to raise autistic kids. This affected him, he does not have social skills, and he does not know what is right or wrong. “I knew I was going to start something to create autism awareness and so I began little by little, using my platform as an actress. Autism is not something parents should be shy about because when you hide these children, you make things worse for them.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2018 04:30 UTC