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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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Intresting discussion of interpersonal difficulties while in prison!
Thank you! I was hoping to highlight an often overlooked issue specific to the autistic community
This was a great presentation to watch-thank you for your work-are there other avenues to get this presented and think about publishing your work? Maybe Dr. Cleary has some ideas-the topic is very important.
I believe that due to the limited data available on this topic, there are definitely some options to further delve into this area in order to produce something that can be published. I will definitely talk to Dr. Cleary to find out what avenues are best for this. Thank you so much!
Important to get this into the hands of those making prison policy
I believe so too, Amy! I am hoping to connect with organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Prisons to offer my advice on how correctional staff across the country's prisons can improve conditions for autistic prisoners through these simple yet effective measures. Thank you for your comment!
Great presentation on a very interesting topic. Your pamphlet seems to do a great job of capturing the most relevant points of your topic and could be a very helpful resource for some organizations.
Thank you very much, Shannon! I think that such a pamphlet that easily communicates these simple measures to improve the autism experience in prison should be delivered to policymakers in organizations such as the Federal Bureau of Prisons. I am hoping to get connected with these individuals so that changes can be made over time through policy implementation centered on bettering conditions in prisons.
This is an issue I hadn't considered before, thanks for raising it. I like that you've designed your project here such that it has resulted in a pamphlet that can be shared to educate and inform.
Thank you so much for your comment! I was definitely hoping that I could highlight an issue that has not previously been explored, so I'm hoping this pamphlet can at least prompt some attention to it in order to develop policies
Wonderful!
Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Great work Aman. Thank you for taking on such a difficult topic. Would love to share your pamphlet with some of our local disability groups.
Hi Donna! Thanks so much! Absolutely! I am hoping to distribute this pamphlet to many others just so it can provide some basic insight and simple solutions for the problems affecting autistic individuals in prisons. Hoping this reaches its way to policymakers, as well!