The Autism in Black Podcast

Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC•www.autisminblack.org

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Conversations with Joy: On being an actually autistic behavior specialist

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Joy Johnson who is a behavior specialist, inclusion specialist, autism advocate, and is actually autistic. Joy shares her experience of growing up autistic and how she got into the ABA field. She talks about having those h...

Jan 31, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Conversations with Kayla

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Kayla Smith who is a black autistic disability rights advocate. Kayla shares her experience of growing up autistic and how she got into advocating for disability rights. She also shares her how important it is for having r...

Jan 17, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Transitioning to Adulthood with Dr. Tara Regan

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Dr. Tara Regan for a discussing about transitioning to adulthood. Dr. Tara talks about when you should start thinking about autism and adulthood, important skills, supports, and services that promotes success in adulthood....

Dec 13, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 3

A Fathers Journey Raising A Child With Autism

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Dr. Berry Pierre for a discussion about a fathers autism journey. Dr. Berry sheds light on why he thinks fathers stories are not shared as much as mothers. He also talks about how he felt when his daughter first received h...

Dec 06, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Introduction To The Autism in Black Podcast

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. This week’s episode is an Introduction to the podcast. I explain what you can expect from season 1 of the podcast. The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod You can find us on twitter @autisminblack Instagram @autisminblack Facebook @autis...

Nov 30, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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