Fight Back

Minicast: Part 1 - Autism Awareness

February 16, 2023 Healthcare Consumer Rights Foundation
Minicast: Part 1 - Autism Awareness
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Fight Back
Minicast: Part 1 - Autism Awareness
Feb 16, 2023
Healthcare Consumer Rights Foundation

In this FightBack! Minicast, we discuss autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 59 children in the United States—1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls. A lifelong condition, autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, impacts those with this disorder and their families in many ways.
 
 Our special guest is former Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares. Suzette is a Latina businesswoman and educator specializing in early childhood education and advocacy. As the former Executive Director of Southern California Autism Speaks, she served special needs children.
 
 Suzette will help us understand ASD, the critical importance of parent advocacy, and available resources to patients and families.

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In this FightBack! Minicast, we discuss autism. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates autism’s prevalence as 1 in 59 children in the United States—1 in 37 boys and 1 in 151 girls. A lifelong condition, autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, impacts those with this disorder and their families in many ways.
 
 Our special guest is former Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares. Suzette is a Latina businesswoman and educator specializing in early childhood education and advocacy. As the former Executive Director of Southern California Autism Speaks, she served special needs children.
 
 Suzette will help us understand ASD, the critical importance of parent advocacy, and available resources to patients and families.