Bethlehem Tekola

Research associate
King’s College London

Bethlehem Tekola is research associate at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London in the United Kingdom.

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By Rosa Hoekstra, Andy Shih, Bethlehem Tekola, Waganesh Zeleke

15 June 2021

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Remembering Zemi Yenus: An ambassador for autism in Africa

Zemi Yenus was the mother of a child with autism, founder of Ethiopia’s first school for autistic children and a tireless advocate for autism awareness and research in Africa.

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Remembering Zemi Yenus: An ambassador for autism in Africa

By Rosa Hoekstra, Andy Shih, Bethlehem Tekola, Waganesh Zeleke

15 June 2021 | 13 min read

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