Examining the short-term follow-up advocacy activities among Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder

ABSTRACT

Due to systemic barriers, Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder often struggle to access needed special education services. To address this need, the Latino Parent Leadership Support Program, an advocacy program for Latino families of children with autism spectrum disorder, was created and tested. This study examined the frequency and type of short-term, follow-up advocacy activities among the participants. It found that participants advocated for 91 families; participants primarily engaged in family-focused advocacy activities. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Advocacy
• family
• volunteer
• autism spectrum disorder
• Latino

Acknowledgements

This study was conducted under a grant from the Organization for Autism Research. However, the content of this manuscript does not necessarily represent the Organization for Autism Research. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This study was conducted under a grant from the Organization for Autism Research.