Ugandans Warned About Autism Disease that is Eating Africa

On May 17, 2023

By: Kyeyune Ali

On Tuesday at Bukoto at Light House, Genuine Kunga physiotherapists from Rwanda have held a press conference to inform people in Uganda about the growing spread of Autism disease in Africa and how can it be tamed at the early stage.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD often have problems with social communication and interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests. People with ASD may also have different ways of learning, moving, or paying attention.

This disease is not only in Africa but is more in Europe.

With this disease spreading in Africa, the Genuine Kunga Therapy Health Company based in Rwanda, decided to take a centre stage in sensitizing Africans about the Autism disease and how it can be prevented from the kids.

The Genuine Kunga Therapy Health Company incorporated in Rwanda for over thirteen years in existence and over ten thousand (10000) patients have been recovered.

The Company’s CEO, Mr Gad Kirenga said that

“This disease called Autism can be caused by being born to old parents or experiencing complications at birth and it can be caused by natural factors like over working by pregnant mothers or even stressed pregnant mothers.” Says the CEO.

He added that this disease can be detected at 18 month of old child and by this age symptoms starts to come out before the age of 3yrs and it can last throughout a persons life although symptoms may improve over time.

This company treats this disease with out tablets but use of hands and statistics show that out of 100 children, seven of them are austic.

The treatment can take a maximum of 42-48 weeks for a patient below 5 years to recover and it depends on the time the parent have to his or her child, this is because they treat 3 times in the week.

So the company is yet to establish Autism center in Uganda like in Somalia and Senegal.

Through the use of this therapy people living with such disability can have their lives greatly improved through increasing their energy levels.

And some of symptoms to identify the the affected child is having spine pain or back pain, joint pain and also shoulder pain . And the way to treat it is by the use joint attention therapy and also behavioral management therapy or even to keep them in schools .