Hi friends
Please see below and attached for an upcoming event from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) called "The Black Side of Autism"

[The rectangular image has a red background on the upper half of the image and a gray background on the lower half of the image.  Live workshop: The Black Side of Autism.   A color photo of a youngish African American women smiling at the camera and holding a pair of pink glasses.  Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC, President & CEO, Autism in Black.   When: Wednesday, August 25 Where: Virtual via Zoom Who should attend: Title V MCH & CYSHCN leaders, autistic individuals and their families, students and peer mentors, public health professionals, and others wanting to learn more about supporting and accepting autistic individuals   For more information and to register: bit.ly/SPHARC_AugWebinar.  Black and white QR code that opens to: https://bit.ly/SPHARC_AugWebinar CART captioning will be available Image: Red and black logo of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Image: Blue and yellow logo of the State Public Health Autism Resource Center]

The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs' (AMCHP) State Public Health Autism Resource Center (SPHARC)<http://www.amchp.org/programsandtopics/CYSHCN/projects/spharc/Pages/default.aspx> is excited to host a free virtual workshop, The Black Side of Autism, from 2:00-3:00pm EDT on Wednesday, August 25, 2021.

Maria Davis-Pierre, President & CEO of Autism in Black<https://www.autisminblack.org/>, will lead this informative and engaging workshop that looks at autism from a cultural perspective and addresses stigma around autism within the Black community. Workshop participants will:

  *   Learn the importance of cultural competence and the important role it plays in the Black disability community
  *   Gain knowledge on how your own biases and unknown ableist views may affect your work
  *   Learn how to have culturally responsible discussions with parents and educators
Title V MCH & CYSHCN leaders, autistic individuals and their families, students and peer mentors, public health professionals, and others wanting to learn more about supporting and accepting autistic individuals are encouraged to participate.

Register for "The Black Side of Autism" at: https://bit.ly/SPHARC_AugWebinar.

Please contact Maura Leahy (xxxxxx@amchp.org<mailto:xxxxxx@amchp.org>) with any questions.