Mrs. Serwah Quaynor and son Nortey.

Mrs. Serwah Quaynor, a mother of a child with autism, made it a personal commitment to help children with autism. In search of services to help my child, and with no luck, decided to fulfill my commitment to my son and to autism by founding an organization in 1998. Autism Awareness Care & Training (AACT) was formed to help children with autism and their families in Ghana to better understand the disorder and to feel that there is a safe place to go for support and help. Today the organization not only supports the parents and families but it also has become a centre for these children to receive quality education.

Some of the work includes:

• Daily care and education for children with autism
• Public awareness campaigns with newspapers, national TV and radio to discuss autism, what it is and what it isn't to reduce the social stigma around the disease
• Educational approaches to teaching language and communication
• Life-Skills training
• Sensory integration therapy
• Training of caregivers, parents, family members, attendants and professionals.
• Art & Music therapy
• Field trips and extracurricular activities
• Respite care for families