A Word: Autism Beyond Awareness

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🗓️ 28 April 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance month, and might be the only time of year when many Americans think about neurodiversity. But for many families, receiving an autism diagnosis for a child can set off an all-consuming search for doctors, therapists, and education that can work for their kids. That’s more complicated for African-American families, who have to overcome systemic racism in schools and health care to get the right help for their children. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Dr. Ashley Wiley-Johnson. She’s the vice president of The Los Angeles Speech and Language Therapy Center. She’s also the co-author of Autism Spectrum Disorders from Theory to Practice: Assessment and Intervention Tools Across the Lifespan. She explains how finding help that focuses on life-long skills for autistic people can lay a foundation for them to have happy, healthy futures. Guest: Dr. Ashley Wiley-Johnson, vice president of The Los Angeles Speech and Language Therapy Center Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel You can skip all the ads in A Word by joining Slate Plus. Sign up now at slate.com/awordplus for $15 for your first three months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a word, a podcast from Slate. I'm your host, Jason Johnson. April is Autism Awareness
0:13.4	and Acceptance Month for African-American families responding to a diagnosis can be complicated
0:18.9	by struggling school systems and lack of access to the basic medical care. But autistic
0:23.8	people and their families are finding ways to build bright futures.
0:27.8	If we treat a person with autism right, they could be the smartest person that you'd ever meet.
0:35.1	Moving beyond Autism Awareness, coming up on a word with me, Jason Johnson. Stay with us.
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1:07.1	Prevent is a cosmetic. Welcome to a word, a podcast about race and politics and everything else.
1:22.6	I'm your host, Jason Johnson. April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. And for
1:27.7	many Americans, it's the only time of year when they think about it. But for millions of families,
1:32.4	an autism diagnosis can turn their worlds upside down. And for Black folks, getting care and
1:38.1	treatment is complicated by economic factors, lack of health services, and institutional racism
1:43.6	in schools. But there are folks who've dedicated their lives and careers to helping autistic
1:49.0	kids and adults in the Black community lead happy, productive, and independent lives.
1:53.5	One of them is Dr. Ashley Wiley Johnson. She's the vice president of the Los Angeles
1:57.7	Speech and Language Therapy Center. She's also the co-author of Autism Spectrum Disorders
2:02.8	from Theory to Practice. Assessment and intervention tools across the lifespan.
2:08.0	Ashley Wiley Johnson, welcome to a word. Thank you Jason, happy to be here.
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