Supporting Black Families
THE AUTISM ADHD PODCAST
Holly Blanc Moses
4.8 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 16 December 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Meet Maria Davis-Pierre, the Founder and CEO of Autism in Black Inc. She is a licensed mental health therapist, coach, speaker, advocate, and author. She is also the mother of a daughter with Autism.
Maria educates us on her journey as a black parent and how that has impacted her daughter's evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. She and I talk about the importance of open communication, understanding cultural differences, as well as how to support black families. Hugs, Holly - The Mom/Psychologist Who Gets It
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the WIRE Differently podcast where we chat all about how to best support exceptional children. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Holly Blanc Moses, the mom psychologist who gets it. |
| 0:16.0 | Thank you so much, Maria, for joining me today for the WIRED differently podcast. |
| 0:23.6 | Thank you for having me. |
| 0:24.9 | I'm so happy to be here. |
| 0:26.6 | I'm so happy that you're here. |
| 0:29.1 | And you have such a wealth of information. |
| 0:32.0 | We're going to dig into all of that. |
| 0:33.6 | So I'm going to introduce you really quick. |
| 0:36.0 | Everyone, Maria Davis-Pierre, L-M-H-C, founder and CEO of |
| 0:42.9 | Autism in Black Incorporated, is joining us today. I have been following her for a while and |
| 0:49.5 | absolutely love what she has done to support the community. She is located in West Palm Beach, Florida, |
| 0:57.6 | and her organization aims to bring awareness to autism and reduce the stigma associated with |
| 1:03.9 | the diagnosis in the black community. She is, again, a licensed mental health therapist, but she's |
| 1:10.5 | also a coach, a speaker, an advocate, |
| 1:14.2 | and an author who primarily provide support through education and advocacy training. |
| 1:19.8 | She's also a mother of a daughter on the spectrum. |
| 1:23.5 | You're a busy woman. |
| 1:25.7 | Yes. |
| 1:27.3 | Just a little bit.. Just a little bit. |
| 1:29.1 | Just a little bit. |
| 1:30.0 | And I also have twins as well. |
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