‘Thought it was an attack’ - Mother recalls misconceptions before daughter’s autism diagnosis

play videoMary Kuffour says she noticed worrying changes in her daughter’s behaviour before age three Mary Amoah Kuffour has recounted how misconceptions about autism led her to seek spiritual explanations for her daughter Nana Yaa’s behaviour before eventually seeking medical help.

Mary said she ed pastors and followed various pieces of advice from people who believed her daughter’s condition had a spiritual explanation.

Speaking on The Delay Show, Mary Kuffour said she began noticing differences in her daughter’s behaviour before she turned three.