Autism and Latinx Families
Today in this episode, I am joined by Dr. Sandra León Villa to discuss how autism in the Latinx community is overlooked and interpreted. We explore what autism is and how it's diagnosed to understand certain behaviors that might be normalized or dismissed. Dr. Sandra talks also shares her autism diagnosis journey and how her family responded to the diagnosis, giving us an understanding of barriers and myths in the Latinx community that may affect how autism is understood. .
About today's guest: Dr. Sandra León-Villa is a Liberation Psychologist, Speaker, Activist, and first-gen Autistic…
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