Friday, February 16, 2024
12:00 PM–1:50 PM CST
- PMD: 7,8
- Cost: Included in Registration
- Skill Level: Intermediate
Learner Objectives
This session will help participants…
- identify diagnostic disparities related to autism among Latinx children.
- describe barriers preventing Latinx children from accessing evaluations and diagnoses and ways to mitigate them.
- employ culturally informed practices to eliminate inequities for Latinx children with autism.
Description
Participants will learn about the prevalence of autism within the Latinx community, barriers to accessing diagnoses, and culturally informed practices to eliminate these inequities for Latinx children with autism.
Presenter(s)
Rachel Fein, Legacy Community Health
Petra A. Duran, Baylor College of Medicine
