Healing Circle - Autism Acceptance by Dr. Stacy Greeter
Wed, Apr 10
|Oneco Hope Global Methodist Church
Join the Multicultural Health Institute for our monthly Healing Circle held every 2nd Wednesday at 6pm!
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Oneco Hope Global Methodist Church, 2112 53rd Ave E Apt 4, Bradenton, FL 34203, USA
About the event
We're back! The Multicultural Health Institute's first Healing Circle of 2024 is Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 6pm via Zoom or in-person at 2112 53rd Ave E, Bradenton, FL 34203. Register here: http://tinyurl.com/mhihealingcircle2024
This April, the Multicultural Health Institute recognizes National Autism Month. According to the CDC, Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. Some people with ASD have a known difference, such as a genetic condition. Other causes are not yet known. Scientists believe there are multiple causes of ASD that act together to change the most common ways people develop. We still have much to learn about these causes and how they impact people with ASD.
ASD occurs in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. It is more than 4 times more common among boys than among girls. Prior to 2016, the percentage of children identified with ASD by 8 years…