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  A.D.H.D., AUTISM AND DOGS Creating awareness on diagnosis and available interventions As the director of Kirangi Dogs I, happen to be an Occupational Therapist as well. Occupational therapists work with patients that have diverse conditions, among them being Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (A.D.H.D.) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (A. S D.).   During my college years, the years I worked with the ministry of Health and private practice, I have worked with families and individuals who have these two conditions. Of great concern to me is the huge gap in terms of knowledge, awareness, lack of diagnosis, myths and misunderstandings surrounding these two conditions within our population. As a result, I set my heart to one day launch a forum that can create awareness on these two conditions through educating our people on their incidences, symptoms, how they affect the individual, families and communities, and the available medical and therapeutic interventions. Howe...