The major challenge with raising a wonder child in the northern part of Nigeria is scarcity of therapist and the few available therapist and very expensive

When Sean turned 3 years, my husband and I came to full awareness that Sean, our second of three boys was on the spectrum. Although as his mother I noticed earlier that his development was slower compared to my eldest child, the diagnoses took a toll on me as at the time I was nursing a pre-term child. The diagnoses coupled with other postpartum challenges drove me into depression/psychosis. However we gradually embraced it. Nurturing Sean has been the toughest responsibility in our lives as access to speech therapy and all other therapies are not available in Tarkwa, where we live. Sean is very sensitive and nutrition proves challenging. In order not to stress him, we initially resorted to engaging a therapist to travel some 304km from Accra to Tarkwa to attend to him weekly. Unfortunately this arrangement proved unsustainable and expensive as we also had to spend on his medication as well as special diets. Eventually we resorted to home therapies. Sean is an incredibly intelligent chap, although he was non verbal from the start, he has gradually improved and has a great love for books and mathematics. At age 6, he can do the multiplication table to 12 and tries reading although we can barely hold a conversation with him. As a family we are trying every means in our power to provide him with the needed medical care as well as help him to be independent and harness his talents. It is a tough journey, but we continue to hope for the best. My name is Priscilla and I appreciate your thoughtfulness to supporting my family🙏♥️

We’re a family of six; four kids and my husband and l. The cost of education for wonder kids in Ghana is very expensive. Most of the money we earn goes into funding the education of our wonder child. With both my husband and l being teachers, it becomes very challenging to cater for the needs of the other kids and ourselves most times. We’ll be grateful if you can bless our family with any token God lays upon your heart. Thank you and God bless you richly.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Ferdinand suffers birth asfixiia , he was in the incubator for 3months after birth and we were told he"s milestone will be very slow , the anaesthexia affected his brain . So growing up sitting crawling every thing was very slow cupped with his size too. . We followed up with paediatrician who told first the he has ADHD and Autism that we register him in a special school. From his birth till now17 years it has been he'll. He's a slow learner, he can only uter3 later words. We have changed more than 5 schools looking for cheaper better school Presently we 're at home now trying to learn other skills because of lack of fund. He's other siblings have to be taken care of too. I will really appreciate if he can get therapy again. We re register him for music and gulf, he was picking up but money expired we couldn't renew because the 2 sisters got admission into the university. Financial constraints. He's 16year + and very lonely and bored.

My wonder child is Farhan, he’s 11 years old. He was diagnosed with autism at age two, he is non verbal. He has been doing therapy for 9 years now both at school and at home the cost of the therapy is high, everything gets overwhelming. I plead for support in this regard this holiday season also learning materials to aid the therapy. Thank you

I am a single mother of three children, my first son by name Mujeeb is living with autism, it is challenging to cater for people with autism in Ghana due to financial constraints, I will be greatful if I gets donor that will be supporting me monthly to cater for his medications and school needs, I will also be glad if my doner can support me with finance to buy foodstuffs for my family to help us celebrate Christmas, because feeding has always been a challenge to me and my family thank you.

Family of 3, my self, a daughter who is 8years and my wonder baby boy who is 6years . Biggest challenge is paying for therapy in Ghana it's quite expensive , we are currently doing speech therapy but we are not consistent due to the cost and we would love to have support in that field . Thank you

We, the Mensah's have a seven(7) year old girl, who since two (2) weeks of birth has had seizures to date. The many medications she takes daily and sometimes hospitalization, makes it difficult for us. I am a-stay-home, because of her condition. Outings are scarce due to the noise in the environment and her being uncomfortable. Only one person is employed and we would like to have some money for medications, fun toys and a mini-tablet for Vyne for some pleasure and smile. Thank you in advance for choosing us.

The challenges am facing is fund to buy his medication,and lack of support from the government,

My wonder daughter is diagnosed as a severely autistic child non verbal, not potty trained.Has been attending KATH hospital in Kumasi.She still put on diapers at age of 14.Has been on seizures medication Keppra and others like carbamazepine, Quitiepine, clonidine and melatonin.At the hospital everything we pay being consultation, medication and therapy sessions like speech, behavioral, occupational etc insurance does not cover.This makes things difficult since she is not the only one we have to cater for.We have been borrowing and borrowing to buy the medication since is expensive.

Please kindly sponsor us in his medicine and Therapy education

Please,I have two kids on the spectrum both non verbal,we will be glad if you choose to support us, it's will go a long way to support us through therapy and supplements for their development thank you.

I'm a single mother raising two beautiful 3-year-old twin girls, Joelyn and Zoelyn, in Kaduna. Zoelyn is my special wonder child who has autism and is nonverbal. My baby girl is a fighter. She was born prematurely weighing only 1.5kg, she was so little, compared to her sister, and I thought I was going to lose her. But she fought through it all, and now she weighs more than her sister and is doing better physically. Still, raising a nonverbal child with autism comes with challenges that many don't see. She needs specialized therapy - speech therapy to help her communicate and occupational therapy to support her development. I've been trying to find ways to help her communicate. I want to get her learning cards with images of everyday things, hoping they'll help her express what she needs and wants. Every small step toward communication would mean so much. One of Zoelyn's behaviors is that she chews on things, especially her clothes. Most of what she wears has holes or is torn because of this. Since I've been out of work since April, I haven't been able to replace them. She also outgrows her shoe sizes so quickly, and I can't keep up. She loves to walk - give her an open space and she'll just go. I'd love to take her to a park where she can walk freely and just be a kid. What worries me most is that I want her to be properly checked by a specialist. I want to make sure my baby girl is okay and getting the right care she needs. But between being unemployed and relying on help from my mother and siblings just to get by, affording proper medical care and therapy has been nearly impossible. The holiday season makes everything harder. I want both my girls to experience the joy they deserve, but right now I'm struggling with the basics - clothes for Zoelyn, shoes that fit, the learning tools she needs, and most importantly, getting her the medical attention and therapy that could help her thrive. Despite everything, my girls bring me joy every single day. Zoelyn is a fighter, and I'm fighting alongside her to give both my daughters the best life possible. Any support from a sponsor would truly be a blessing for our little family.

We are family of four with one wonder child and he is 11years old on medication. My challenges is getting affordable school that will accept him

My name is Vivian and a single mom with a child with Autism level 2 and ADHD, my son is 17 years my biggest challenge is his seizure medications and is very expensive because am not able afford for the medicine, it worsening his case at time, and because of that he lost one of his teeth, hmm his condition is making things difficult for me as a single mother.