Do you offer services to individuals on the Autism Spectrum?
If so, would you like your agency/business listed in the website directory? It's free! This website was made by families for families.
Manitas por Autismo it´s a website in Spanish. If you wish to contact us please do so at: info@manitasporautismo.com
We Latinos are desperate for information. But there isn't much available in Spanish. The conferences are great but in English.
For Latinos who don't speak English, it's scary.
Many have never heard the word 'AUTISM'.
Imagine a doctor telling you that your child will never be normal, the only thing you understand is that your child is not normal, and you want answers. But the only answers they give you are in English.
When my child was diagnosed I felt like I entered a tunnel of the unknown,fogged by emotions and cultural issues. I'm fortunate because I speak English and Spanish.
Sadly for us Latinos, an autistic child is often dismissed with a scornful "Esta loco" he's crazy, or "Es raro", he's just weird.
Autistic Latino children face an additional handicap, because parents frequently refuse to believe there is anything wrong with them.
In our culture, a lot of people lose time in getting help for their children because of the false expectation that they will get better. Some of us fell into that trap for a while.
This is where we all make a difference, by helping Latino families exercise their lawful rights for their children and for themselves.
