Research Platform
Issue Date: July 2017
Published Online: July 01, 2017
Updated: April 30, 2020
Latino Parents’ Experiences of Their Children’s Autism Services in Los Angeles: “You Have to Be Ready for Battle”
Amber Angell, PhD, OTR/L
Author Affiliations
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
Article Information
Autism/Autism Spectrum Disorder / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Health Services Research and Education
Research Platform   |   July 01, 2017
Latino Parents’ Experiences of Their Children’s Autism Services in Los Angeles: “You Have to Be Ready for Battle”
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111510166. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-RP304A
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2017, Vol. 71, 7111510166. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-RP304A
Abstract

Date Presented 4/1/2017

This ethnography of 12 Latino families of children with autism reveals that parents felt they must “battle” systems of care to get publicly funded services for their children. Findings show the need for greater family support in policy and practice to reduce service disparities for Latino children.

Primary Author and Speaker: Amber Angell