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This presentation describes community engaged scholarship through Dr. Sean Cleary's course, PUBH 6299 The Autism Experience: A Public Health Perspective. In this unique course, designed in collaboration with local, autistic community members, GW students learn community participatory research methods while engaging with autistic young adults, their parents, researchers, clinicians and other service providers. The course covers the science, viewpoints, and experience of autism with a focus on young adults transitioning to adulthood. Working in partnership with community advocates, students explore research relevant to the autistic community.
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I really enjoyed this presentation especially having autism in my family and different languages this helped me understand it a lot better!
Appreciated the look at the identity perspectives here. How are you sharing your work with the community?
Great presentation! Thoughtful solution
I have been a proponent of person-first language for a while but this presentation definitely taught me a few things that I didn't know. Great work on a very interesting topic!
Thanks for presenting. I agree, language is important and people who are engaged in their communities need to listen and learn about how our word choices are heard by others. I can definitely appreciate the arguments you've presented on either side of the person-first/identity-first debate. It's helpful to understand the points being made for each.
Thank you for sharing your perspective on this sensitive topic!
Jake, Thanks for the discussion and your thoughtful conclusion.