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The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Jeannette Washington, M.Ed who begins with telling us about how her career as a speech and language pathologist lead her to a career in tech and advocating for those with disabilities to pursue a career in tech. Jeannette goes on to talk about the intersection of race and disability and how that impacts a career in tech. She gives her advice to employers on how to be more inclusive to those who are black and disabled. Jeannette lastly talks about her book “Technical Difficulties” and how it can be a resource for those pursing a career in tech.   

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Where to find Jeannette:

Jeannette’s website

Jeannette’s IG

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC, and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but for themselves as well.

Today we are joined by chief grief crusader Herdyne Mercier, LCSW. Herdyne talks to us about a topic that can be very difficult but is a natural process, grief. She speaks on how grief shows up for us in our lives and how to redefine our grief by using her 5 anchor system. And lastly, Herdyne talks about how to be informed by your grief journey instead of running away from it.  

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Herdyne's resource page

Herdyne's master class

Where to find Herdyne:

Herdynes website

Herdynes IG

Herdynes Facebook

Herdynes Twitter

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Jen White-Johnson for a mom spotlight. Jen and I have a very candid conversation surrounding raising a child with a disability when you have a disability yourself. We talk about ableism and its impacts and Jen also gives some great resources that you can use to educate yourself. 

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Free downloads

Where to find Jen:

Jen’s website

Jen’s IG

Jen’s Twitter

Jen’s Facebook

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Dr. Linda McGhee founder of McGhee & Associates. Dr. McGhee talks to us about the biases against black children in the evaluation process and the impacts that can have. She also talks what evaluators can do to be more culturally responsive. And what parents can do before, during, and after the evaluation process. 

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Where to find Dr. McGhee:

Dr. McGhee website

McGhee & Associates website

Dr. McGhee IG

Dr. McGhee Facebook

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Jeniece Stewart who is the founder of Special Needs Siblings Inc. Jeniece talks with us about the impact having a sibling with a disability has on an individual. She talks about how parents can include the sibling into conversations that revolve about the sibling with a disability. And how to have tough conversations with your children. 

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Where to find Jeniece:

Special Needs Siblings website

IG page

Facebook page

Twitter page

Jeniece IG

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Shemica Allen who is the Founder of Personalized Learning Solutions, LLC. Shemica talks with us about what parents should know in regards to their rights within the school system. She tells us what to be aware of when it comes to reviewing your child’s IEP and 504 documents. Shemica goes on to tell us what we should be doing this summer to prep for the next academic school year. And she tells us about Due Process.  

 

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Department of Education Website

Where to find Shemica:

Shemica's website

Shemica's IG

Shemica's Facebook

Facebook Group

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Naomi Studevan who is the Founder and Executive Director of Advocacy Unlimited, LLC. Naomi talks with us about what advocacy is and how she believes in a holistic advocacy approach. She then goes on to talk about how parents can benefit from having a parent advocate as well as some tips on effective ways to advocate in the school system. Naomi then talks about what you can be doing for self care as a parent right now.  

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Department of Education Website

Where to find Naomi:

Naomi website

Free Course

Instagram: @advocacyunlimted

Facebook: Advocacy UnlimitedPA

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Nkoyo Effiong,Principal Attorney at The Effiong Firm LLC. Nkoyo talks to us about what a special education attorney is and what they can be used for. She also talks about when you should consider hiring an attorney as well as what to look for in a special education attorney.  

Resources Mentioned:

Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast

Where to find Nkoyo:

Effiong Firm Website

Facebook: @thatedlawlady

Instagram: @thatedlawlady

Twitter: @thatedlawlady

Facebook: @theeffiong firm

Instagram: @theeffiongfirm

Twitter: @theeffiongfirm

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Dr. Cindy T. Graham. Dr. Cindy discussed the difference between a medial diagnosis of autism and a school categorization of autism. Dr. Cindy talks about the importance of testing as well as when parents should consider getting their children evaluated. She also talks about insurance and the process it takes to get evaluations covered by your insurance. Lastly Dr. Cindy talks about the evaluation process and what parents should expect during this process. 

Where to find Dr. Cindy:

Facebook: Brighterhopewc

Facebook: cindytgrahamphd

Instagram: Brighterhopewc

Instagram: cindytgrahamphd

Twitter: brighterhopewc

Twitter: cindytgrahamphd

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by LaDawn Lanier, M.Ed, M.Ed for a very important discussion. LaDawn talks with us about sex education. She tells us the real meaning of sex education and what it includes. She talks about what sex education looks like in the schools and what’s really being covered. And she also talks about when and parents should begin having these conversations with their children, as well as how to begin the conversation.

Resources mentioned:

Sex Positive Families website

Planned Parenthood website 

Teaching Tolerance website

Roo app

Where to find LaDawn:

Facebook: Lanier Consulting

Instagram: Sexologist_lala

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

This episode is a mom spotlight where we have conversations with moms who are doing great things in the autism parenting community. Today we are joined by Jessie Lipscomb, who is a media consultant, blogger, and illustrator. Jessie talks with us about her autism parent journey with her son. She talks about how her and her husband dealt with the diagnosis and how getting her sons diagnosis led her to start a blog that has helped many moms whose child has just received the ASD diagnosis. She goes on to talk about how her sons diagnosis has impacted her marriage and how her and her husband still make time for each other as well as balancing having more kids.  

Where to find Jessie:

Jessie’s website

Instagram: Momma_Lips

Instagram: Momma Lips Draws

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well.

Today we are joined by Mercedes Samudio, LCSW for an engaging discussion. Mercedes talks about our parenting identity. She discusses parent shaming and what it is. She also talks about the different forms of parent shaming. Lastly she speaks on what we can do to #EndParentShaming and how we can shameproof our parenting. 

Resources mentioned:

Dan Siegal website

Dr. Shefali Tsabary book

 

Where to find Mercedes:

Diversity in Parenting Website

Shameproof Parenting Website

Facebook: DiversityInParentingInc

Instagram: Diversityinparentinginc

Mercedes Shameproof parenting book

 

The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod 

You can find us on twitter @autisminblack

Instagram @autisminblack

Facebook @autisminblk

Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here

For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org