Caring for a special needs child in Nigeria

  • Modupe Famodun, 40, and her eight-year-old son, Tiolu, who lives with cerebral palsy. Photo Credit: Samuel Okoro.
    Kate Okorie

    The Struggles And Strengths Of Mothers Raising Children With Special Needs

    In an unexpected turn of events in early 2015, Modupe Famodun received her son’s cerebral palsy diagnosis. A neurologist at the Federal Neuropsychiatry Hospital (FNPH) in Lagos, South West Nigeria, had been strolling down the hospital corridor when an unusual shrill cry pierced the air, immediately drawing her attention. Her instinct, sharpened by years of […]

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