According to Dr Arinda Anita, a psychiatrist based at Butabika hospital, children with autism thrive better at school because of the clear structure and routines that schools provide. She says the children got very agitated since homes and parents can’t fully provide it and that healing them from that disruption would need a little more innovation from the experts.
According to Amanya, autism, whose symptoms may include a sufferer acting in ways that seem unusual remains largely neglected as a health issue in Uganda. some of the symptoms according to her include, not wanting to interact with others, rejecting physical contact, avoiding eye contact, and a baby not responding to their name by the first birthday
