People of the Global Majority Discussion Group - Special Presentation Dec. 4 ONLY - Stress on the Spectrum

Hosted by the xMinds BIPOC Committee

Date: Monday, December 4th, 2023

Future Dates: This is a continuing monthly discussion group with occasional speakers.  The next discussion group will be on January 8, with no guest speaker. This group meets the 1st Monday of every month, with adjustments for holidays.

Time:  7:00 PM – 7:45 PM  Only on Dec. 4, we will meet from 7 to 8:30pm because we have a special guest speaker.

Location:  Virtual (register to receive your Zoom link) 

Cost:  Free

The holidays are upon us. For our families, this can sometimes be a very stressful time of year. On December 4 at 7 pm, Dr. Jenny Mai Phan, a postdoctoral researcher at Children's National Hospital in the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, will join us to talk about identifying and managing stress in autistic children --- a growing field of study. Specifically, she will address topics like:

• How to identify causes of stress in children and teens on the autism spectrum 
• How might stress look differently in autistic children compared to neurotypical children
• The impact of stress on young people's physical and mental health 
• How to work with your child to overcome feelings of stress in their everyday life  

Dr. Jenny Mai Phan is a postdoctoral researcher at Children’s National Hospital in the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Phan has over a decade of experience in stress and hormones research and combines this expertise with studies on puberty and mental health research in autistic youth. She is a mother of four, three of whom are diagnosed with various intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism. Dr. Phan calls her family “very neurodiverse.” Dr. Phan is a longstanding autism community advocate and recently an autism self-advocate, as a late-diagnosed woman. She brings both lived experience and professional perspectives to her advocacy work, aiming to reduce disparities, especially in marginalized communities. Dr. Phan has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of New Orleans and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Development Family Studies from Iowa State University. You can learn more about her at www.jennymaiphan.com.

People of the Global Majority is a discussion group for MoCo parents/guardians of autistic students who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), hosted by the xMinds BIPOC Outreach Committee. Daria Hall, chair of the Committee will facilitate. Guest speakers are often invited to provide information of interest to parents of autistic children. Individuals who are not BIPOC are always welcome to join our discussion group when we have a guest speaker.

Take a break from your busy schedule!  Put your feet up, click your link, and take this opportunity to chat, connect, and share experiences with other parents in the BIPOC community.

** Unfortunately, we cannot offer Spanish interpretation at these discussion group sessions. **

No hay interpretación en español disponible para este evento.