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Gloria Castillo's Blog

Three years after my own son was diagnosed with Autism, I’m still confronting what seems like a... more »
posted 06/11/12
It's contaminated, but they want it. The activists who fought back developers for the creation of... more »
posted 03/01/12
Parents will tell you early diagnosis is just the beginning of a struggle for intervention, that... more »
posted 11/17/11

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Early diagnosis of autism is crucial but it is also a diagnosis that parents dread and that can lead to finger pointing and family stress. But parents will tell you early diagnosis is just the beginning of a struggle for intervention, that's much harder if you don't speak a country's dominant language.

For Spanish-speakers, accessing information and resources regarding autism is difficult and making time for therapies can be a challenge. However, Josefina Nieves, a single mother, is m

Figures from the US Department of Education indicate that Latino/Hispanic children with autism have half a chance (a risk ratio of 0.5) of being identified as Autistic and receiving services in their educational system, according to Emily Iland, president of the Autism Society of America. Di