FACES: An advocacy intervention for African American parents of children with autism

JN Pearson, H Meadan - Intellectual and developmental …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Children with autism and their families often face challenges accessing early intervention
and related services. African American children face additional challenges due to disparities …

Best FACES forward: Outcomes of an advocacy intervention for black parents raising autistic youth

JN Pearson, JH Stewart-Ginsburg, K Malone… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite increased diagnostic prevalence, Black parents raising autistic youth still
experience additional and unique barriers to accessing and using autism-related services …

African American parents' perceptions of diagnosis and services for children with autism

JN Pearson, H Meadan - Education and Training in Autism and …, 2018 - JSTOR
The identification of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during the first two years
of life has become more promising; however, the probability of early ASD diagnoses does …

Parents taking action adapted to parents of Black autistic children: Pilot results

S Dababnah, I Kim, S Magaña… - Journal of Policy and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a dearth of culturally relevant, family‐centered programs for parents raising Black
autistic children, despite significant racial disparities in autism diagnoses and service …

Culturally adapting a parent psychoeducational intervention for Chinese immigrant families of young children with autism spectrum disorder

Y Xu, F Chen, M Mirza… - Journal of Policy and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Asian children with autism are underdiagnosed and underserved compared to White
children in the United States. There is a critical need for culturally appropriate interventions …

Parent and professional experiences supporting African-American children with autism

JN Pearson, H Meadan, KM Malone… - Journal of racial and …, 2020 - Springer
While the identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has stabilized at 1 in 59 children
in the USA, and children can now be diagnosed reliably with ASD at 2 years old, African …

Examining the short-term follow-up advocacy activities among Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder

MM Burke, MK Buren, K Rios, M Garcia… - Research and Practice …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Due to systemic barriers, Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder often
struggle to access needed special education services. To address this need, the Latino …

Brief report: The feasibility and effectiveness of an advocacy program for Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder

MM Burke, S Magaña, M Garcia, MP Mello - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
Latino, Spanish-speaking families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face
unique barriers in special education advocacy. Although advocacy programs are becoming …

Meeting FACES: Preliminary findings from a community workshop for minority parents of children with autism in Central North Carolina

JN Pearson, AL Traficante, LM Denny… - Journal of Autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In North Carolina (NC), there are many resources designed to support the needs of
children with autism and their families, and yet a troubling gap in underserved families' …

Parents taking action: Adapting a peer-to-peer program for parents raising black children with autism

S Dababnah, WE Shaia, I Kim, S Magaña - Inclusion, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
We report on the adaptation and delivery of a peer-led, 14-session manualized program,
Parents Taking Action, among parents raising Black children with autism in low-income …