Hola Comadres!
Welcome to the 13th episode of Season 3!
Let's talk about navigating the spectrum as a person of color!
Join your comadre Marcy and special guest, Camille Proctor, fellow autism advocate and a mother to an autistic boy. Your comadres discuss what it is like to navigate the spectrum being a person of color, the work Camille is doing to bring awareness to the fact that Autism is diverse .
More about Camille, Ms. Camille Proctor is the mother of a teen son and an adult daughter. In 2008 shortly after her son's second birthday, he was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. As she searched for support services for her family, she soon realized a disparity in the black community. In 2009 she founded The Color of Autism Foundation to support African American families with children on the autism spectrum. The Color of Autism Foundation is a US Non-Profit (501 c3) organization committed to educating and assisting African American families affected by autism spectrum disorders. They aim to help families identify the warning signs of autism early on, so they can become their child's best advocate. Providing culturally competent support and training will improve outcomes for children in underserved communities on the autism spectrum.
She has served as a diversity and inclusion advisor for both television and film. Camille is a board member of the Behavioral Intervention Certification Council, where she serves as secretary. BICC is an independent and autonomous governing body for the Board-Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) & Board-Certified Autism Professional (BCAP) certification programs.
In September 2020, Governor Gretchen Whitmer appointed her to the Michigan State Disability Council. The Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council's mission is to support people with developmental disabilities to achieve life dreams.
Author of a CNN Essay "For the Walter Wallaces of the world, the police are not the answer" (October 2020).
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Website: https://thecolorofautism.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colorofautism/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/colorofautism
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColorofAutism
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