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Autism in Africa

ICNA Updated February 08, 2020

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Autism In Africa, 3-5th April 2014 Accra , Ghana
Oak Plaza Hotel, Accra

Under The Auspices Of The

International Child Neurology Association
And African Child Neurology Association

Program

Day 1: THURSDAY 3 APRIL
8:30	Traditional Ghanaian Dancing
Chair	Dr Eben Badoe
09:00 – 10:00	Opening	Salimatu Abdul Salam, Chief Director , Ministry of Health, Ghana
10:00-10:30	Aims for the meeting	Charles Newton
	Autism in Africa	Mo Bakare
11:00-11:30	Break
Chair	Prof Harry Chugani
11:30-12:15	General aspects of Autism	David Skuse
12:15-13:00	Autism in Africa:
	Benin	Alao Modjere
	DRC	Celestin Kaputu
	Ethiopia	Yonas Baheretibeb
	Ghana	Eben Badoe
13:00-14:00	Lunch	Posters
14:00-16:00	Kenya	Pauline Samia
	Malawi	Macphersen Mallewa
	Mozambique	Dalila Sulemane
	Nigeria	Wammanda Robinson
	Rwanda	Judy Tatwangire
	South Africa	Solly Rataemane
	Sudan	Haydar el Hadi Babikir
	Tanzania	Edward Kija
	Uganda	Angelina Kakooza
	Zimbabwe	Louisa Mudawarima
16:00-16:30	Break
16:30-17:30	Summary of the main issues facing Africa	Charles Newton
DAY 2: FRIDAY 4TH APRIL
Chair	Prof Jo Wilmshurst
09:00-09:30	Screening tools for Autism	Amina Abubakar
10:00-10:30	Assessment tools of Autism	Pamela Dixon
10:30-11:00	Genetics of Autism	Charles Newton
11:00-11:30	Break
Chair	Prof Gail Scher
11:30-12:00	Risk factors	Kirsty Donald
12:00-12:30	Autism and epilepsy	Harry Chugani
12:30	Posters	Review of the posters
13:00	Lunch
Chair	Prof Muiden Bakare
14:00	Psychiatric Co-morbidities	David Skuse
14:30	Medical treatment	Yoshiro Yamashita
15:00	Behavioural interventions	Christa Kennedy
15:30	Steps towards infrastructure development	Diane Chugani
16:00	Break
16:30- 17:30	General Discussion
19:00	Meeting Dinner*
Day 3: SATURDAY 5 APRIL
Chair	Prof Diane Chugani
9:00	Support organisations and Community Engagement
	Autism and Public Engagement	Andy Shih
	Autism Awareness and Care-Training Centre, Accra, Ghana	Serwah Quaynor
	Autism Society of Kenya	Felicity Nyambura Ngungu
	National Association of People with Autism – Tanzania	Stella Rwezaura
	Strategies for raising awareness of Autism in Africa	Karren Visser
11:00	Break
11:30	Break out groups to discuss guidelines for:	Team Leaders
	Identifying children with autism in Africa	Amina Abubakar & Angelina Kakooza
	Diagnosis of autism	MO Bakare
	Management	Christa Kennedy
	Supporting groups for families	Nana Akua Owusu
12:30	Lunch
Chair	Prof Charles Newton
13:30	Report back from breakout sessions
15:00	Break
Chairs	Eben Badoe, Diane Chugani and Charles Newton
15:30	Summary
16:30- 17:00	Closing	First Lady of Ghana or Representative
*sponsored by SANOFI

List of Participants

^Name	^Institution
^{Amina Abubakar}	^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}
^{Andy Shia}	^{Autism Speaks}
^{Angelina Kakooza}	^{Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda}
^{Catherine Abbo}	^{Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda}
^{Celestin Kaputu-Kalala Malu}	^{University of Kinshasa, DR Congo}
^{Charles Hammond}	^{Kumasi, Ghana}
^{Charles Newton}	^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}
^{Dalila Ibrahimo Sulemane}	^{Maputo Central Hosp, Mozambique}
^{David Skuse}	^{University College of London, UK}
^{Dezhi Cao}	^{Shenzen Children’s Hosp, Shenzen, China}
^{Diane Chugani}	^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}
^{Eben Bode}	^{Ghana University, Accra, Ghana}
^{Eden Tetley}	^{Community Health, University of Ghana}
^{Edward Kija}	^{Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania}
^{Felicity Nyambura Ngungu}	^{Autism Society of Kenya}
^{Gail Scher}	^{Witswatersrand University, South Africa}
^{Gbemisola Boyede}	^{Currently at UCT from Nigeria}
^{Hannah Otoo}	^{REYO Foundation, Accra, Ghana}
^{Harry Chugani}	^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}
^{Haydar El Hadi Babikir}	^{Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan}
^{Jo Wilmshurst}	^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}
^{Joseph Gona}	^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}
^{Judy Tatwangire (Orikiiriza)}	^{Kanombe Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda}
^{Jules Alao}	^{Cotonou, Benin}
^{Julius Awakme}	^{West African Health Informatics, Ghana}
^{Karen Wyliey}	^{Korle Bu Hosp, Accra, Ghana}
^{Karren Visser}	^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}
^{Kavita Ruparelia}	^{Muhimbili National Hosp, Tanzania}
^{Kirsty Donald}	^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}
^{Louisa Rudo Mudawarima}	^{Department of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe}
^{Macphersen Malewa}	^{Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre}
^{Mashudat Bello-Mojeed}	^{Federal Sch of Occupational, Lago, Nigeria}
^{Muideen Bakare}	^{Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Enugu, Nigeria}
^{Natalia Ing}	^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}
^{Nana Akua Owusu}	^{College of Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana}
^{Nerica Ramsundhar}	^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}
^{Pamela Dixon}	^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}
^{Patrick Nwagbogu}	^{Great Ormond Str Hosp, London, UK}
^{Pauline Samia}	^{Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, SA}
^{Roland Ibekwe}	^{From Nigeria, studying at UCT}
^{Serwah Quaynor}	^{Autism Awareness & Care Training Centre, Accra}
^{Solly Rataemane}	^{University of Limpopo, MEDUNSA, S Africa}
^{Susan Malcolm Smith}	^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}
^{Wammanda Daniel Robinson}	^{Ahmadu Bello University Nigeria}
^{Yushiro Yamashita}	^{Kurume city, Fukuoka, Japan}
^{Yonas Baheretibeb}	^{Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia}

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Autism in Africa

Name

Institution

Amina Abubakar

KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya

Andy Shia

Autism Speaks

Angelina Kakooza

Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda

Catherine Abbo

Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda

Celestin Kaputu-Kalala Malu

University of Kinshasa, DR Congo

Charles Hammond

Kumasi, Ghana

Charles Newton

KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya

Dalila Ibrahimo Sulemane

Maputo Central Hosp, Mozambique

David Skuse

University College of London, UK

Dezhi Cao

Shenzen Children’s Hosp, Shenzen, China

Diane Chugani

Wayne University, Michigan, USA

Eben Bode

Ghana University, Accra, Ghana

Eden Tetley

Community Health, University of Ghana

Edward Kija

Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania

Felicity Nyambura Ngungu

Autism Society of Kenya

Gail Scher

Witswatersrand University, South Africa

Gbemisola Boyede

Currently at UCT from Nigeria

Hannah Otoo

REYO Foundation, Accra, Ghana

Harry Chugani

Wayne University, Michigan, USA

Haydar El Hadi Babikir

Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan

Jo Wilmshurst

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Joseph Gona

KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya

Judy Tatwangire (Orikiiriza)

Kanombe Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda

Jules Alao

Cotonou, Benin

Julius Awakme

West African Health Informatics, Ghana

Karen Wyliey

Korle Bu Hosp, Accra, Ghana

Karren Visser

KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya

Kavita Ruparelia

Muhimbili National Hosp, Tanzania

Kirsty Donald

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Louisa Rudo Mudawarima

Department of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe

Macphersen Malewa

Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre

Mashudat Bello-Mojeed

Federal Sch of Occupational, Lago, Nigeria

Muideen Bakare

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Enugu, Nigeria

Natalia Ing

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Nana Akua Owusu

College of Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana

Nerica Ramsundhar

University of Cape Town, South Africa

Pamela Dixon

Wayne University, Michigan, USA

Patrick Nwagbogu

Great Ormond Str Hosp, London, UK

Pauline Samia

^Name

^Institution

^{Amina Abubakar}

^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}

^{Andy Shia}

^{Autism Speaks}

^{Angelina Kakooza}

^{Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda}

^{Catherine Abbo}

^{Makerere University Hosp, Kampala, Uganda}

^{Celestin Kaputu-Kalala Malu}

^{University of Kinshasa, DR Congo}

^{Charles Hammond}

^{Kumasi, Ghana}

^{Charles Newton}

^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}

^{Dalila Ibrahimo Sulemane}

^{Maputo Central Hosp, Mozambique}

^{David Skuse}

^{University College of London, UK}

^{Dezhi Cao}

^{Shenzen Children’s Hosp, Shenzen, China}

^{Diane Chugani}

^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}

^{Eben Bode}

^{Ghana University, Accra, Ghana}

^{Eden Tetley}

^{Community Health, University of Ghana}

^{Edward Kija}

^{Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzania}

^{Felicity Nyambura Ngungu}

^{Autism Society of Kenya}

^{Gail Scher}

^{Witswatersrand University, South Africa}

^{Gbemisola Boyede}

^{Currently at UCT from Nigeria}

^{Hannah Otoo}

^{REYO Foundation, Accra, Ghana}

^{Harry Chugani}

^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}

^{Haydar El Hadi Babikir}

^{Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan}

^{Jo Wilmshurst}

^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}

^{Joseph Gona}

^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}

^{Judy Tatwangire (Orikiiriza)}

^{Kanombe Military Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda}

^{Jules Alao}

^{Cotonou, Benin}

^{Julius Awakme}

^{West African Health Informatics, Ghana}

^{Karen Wyliey}

^{Korle Bu Hosp, Accra, Ghana}

^{Karren Visser}

^{KEMRI, Kilifi , Kenya}

^{Kavita Ruparelia}

^{Muhimbili National Hosp, Tanzania}

^{Kirsty Donald}

^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}

^{Louisa Rudo Mudawarima}

^{Department of Paediatrics, University of Zimbabwe}

^{Macphersen Malewa}

^{Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre}

^{Mashudat Bello-Mojeed}

^{Federal Sch of Occupational, Lago, Nigeria}

^{Muideen Bakare}

^{Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Enugu, Nigeria}

^{Natalia Ing}

^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}

^{Nana Akua Owusu}

^{College of Health Sciences, Accra, Ghana}

^{Nerica Ramsundhar}

^{University of Cape Town, South Africa}

^{Pamela Dixon}

^{Wayne University, Michigan, USA}

^{Patrick Nwagbogu}

^{Great Ormond Str Hosp, London, UK}

^{Pauline Samia}

^{Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, SA}