Autism spectrum disorder (asd)
Friday, August 21, 2020
To run away from complexities that come with disabilities, Batswana coined cruel nouns that stigmatise both the child and the mother. This has found its way into schools as very rarely do you find teachers compassionate enough to help these children.
MoBE preaches inclusive education and it’s even there in their policies but on the ground, the situation is dire. We still have a long way to go as a nation in educating communities about such.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...