Lola Aneke
Author, Inclusive Education, and Special Education in Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
Lola Aneke is an award winning educator with a practicing license from North Carolina in the United States. She holds a Master of Art in Teaching (MAT) Special and Inclusive Education from Meredith College, North Carolina, a Bachelor Degree in Sociology from University of Lagos, and is an IBCCES Board Certified Telepractice Specialist (BCTS).
Lola is versed in the Common Core and Essential United States Standards, and well experienced in hands-on, challenging, and creative learning activities that take into consideration the diverse needs and experiences of students with special needs in both special and inclusive education settings. She has taught children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), speech and communication disorders, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and other related disabilities in the United States and Nigeria.
She is also the Executive Director of the Comprehensive Autism and related Disabilities Education and Training Academy, known as the C.A.D.E.T. Academy, and the founder of the non-profit, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) Dewdrops Community Centre for Special Needs, both located in Abuja. Lola is also a radio personality and has hosted the only weekly special needs radio show in Nigeria from 2015 to 2019, aimed at creating awareness and advocating for children with special education needs and empowering parents and caregivers with relevant information and resources. She has trained and empowered numerous parents, teachers and caregivers locally and internationally and recently authoured two crucial best selling books, namely: Special Needs Made Easy (Vol. 1) and Mastering Autism.
Her professional memberships include, Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).