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. 2020 Jan;50(1):1-11.
doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04295-4.

Meeting FACES: Preliminary Findings from a Community Workshop for Minority Parents of Children with Autism in Central North Carolina

Jamie N Pearson  1 , Amanda L Traficante  2 , Lauren M Denny  2 , Kayla Malone  2 , Evadine Codd  2
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Meeting FACES: Preliminary Findings from a Community Workshop for Minority Parents of Children with Autism in Central North Carolina

Jamie N Pearson et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

In North Carolina (NC), there are many resources designed to support the needs of children with autism and their families, and yet a troubling gap in underserved families' access to those services. To address this gap, the Meeting FACES workshop was designed to: (a) provide an opportunity for parents, educators, and service providers to build partnerships, (b) provide parents with opportunities to learn about available autism services in their communities, and (c) assess the needs of underrepresented families of children with autism in NC. Findings indicate that minority families of children with autism in central NC require more supports to access and navigate services. Additionally, participants were very satisfied with Meeting FACES and were interested in participating in future FACES programming.

Keywords: Autism services; Minority families; North Carolina; Partnerships.

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