Supporting Immigrant Parents (Now U.S. Citizens) In Navigating Services for Autistic Children

• By: Trudy Ann Pines, EdD AHRC New York City’s Middle/High School
• October 2nd, 2023
• Fall 2023 Issue, family engagement, immigrants, language barrier, multilingual support, parent counseling, parent training, parents, school, transition workshops
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There has been an increase in the prevalence of childhood disability worldwide. One in six children, ages 3-17, has recently been diagnosed with a developmental disability.1 Parenting children with a disability poses challenges for all parents, although immigrant parents experience more...

Listening is Key to Supporting Families and Caregivers and Leads to Better Outcomes

• By: Trudy Ann Pines, EdD AHRC New York City’s Middle/High School
• April 8th, 2023
• caregivers, families, family support, future planning, listening, person-centered planning, Spring 2023 Issue, transitioning to adulthood
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Supporting families and caregivers is a lifelong learning process as children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) typically undergo many changes. When providing workshops to families about accessing services, I began to consider the question of how we can support them further, as...