Black dads go public with support for their kids with autism — and each other

Atlanta – When diagnosed to Tyrone Green’s youngest son autismHis wife was ready to get 3 -year -old support. But Green was stuck: his son had the future and an overwhelming feeling of loneliness – he understood his experience, not his wife, not his wife, not his wife.

Green, who lives in Michigan, said, “… (M) Y, I didn’t understand what I have experienced as a black father, all these hopes and dreams I had for my child.” “He didn’t feel the same.”

In 2021, he joined the support group of black fathers and met a few eager fathers to discuss their unique challenges. In 2023, they started their own podcasts, a place where Black Dads talked about the gains and mishaps of having autistic children.

Green is among the increasing number of autistic children who want to be more visible in their national autism speech with podcasts, non -profit organizations and peaks, which deals with their experiences in particular. These men say that their hopes are not only more than helping children’s mothers, but also that other black fathers help to accept autism diagnoses and get the help they need to children.

Autism one neurodeactive disorder This affects how people communicate, commit and interact with the world around them. Federal data shows that Since 2020, Black kids one A higher prevalence of autism spectrum disorder More than white children – a change experts often give loans to better awareness about autism in communities that receive inadequate service.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The federal government was recently announced extensive work Although it has been looked at by researchers for decades, for the causes of autism. He said that autism was a “tragedy ve and some people with autism would never do a job, pay taxes or go to dates.

But many people with autism live Successful, social rich and independent livesMichael Hannon, a professor of consulting at Montclair State University, examined the social and emotional aspects of autism in the black father, Michael Hannon, Kennedy’nin dangerous, he said.

Hannon, Kennedy’s autism framework, “Any father or father figure or the family can literally reduce the hope of the word,” he said.

But for black men with autism children, groups of proximity is a successful way to ensure that fathers interact with their emotions.

“The difficulty is to convince people (to speak clearly and honestly), because the practice of doing so is rare not only among black men, but also among people, ve and added that people might think that they will reflect their parenting skills.

Evan Polk said that most of the 13 -year -old daughter was to learn to sit with emotions that are not only “happy and crazy”. It was very protective at the beginning.

Earlier this year, Ausome Kicks, a non -profit art therapy for autistic children near Philadelphia, told Ausome Kicks, “I became a helicopter father.” “I didn’t want anyone or anyone to harm him. When I found out that it was autistic, knee pads and elbow pads look crazy.”

Later, he said that he taught his family to be more patient, unlike his traditional parental styles, hoping that he would be solid and lined up.

Berry Pierre initially said that his wife Maria Davis-Pierre was among the support team of the autistic daughter.

The Florida couple founded autism in black and said that the organization did not adapt the messages of the organization to the black fathers, especially for the first five years.

“Whether in schools, (individual education plan) meetings, mothers were only there.” Pierre said. “But to go deeper and say, ‘Okay, what’s going on? Where are the men?’ We started to realize that many of them would be there.

Pierre spoke that many black fathers are equally involved as mothers, and Pierre spoke more about autism.

“Fathers are there, but we know that the general people have not noticed yet, Pier Pierre said. “Therefore, we try to serve as this engine to shed light on what really happens. Fathers are there, attentive. And even with this diagnosis, they become even more difficult.”

As Nicholas liked in North Carolina, some fathers said that he was afraid to openly share his journey to raising his children with autism for fear that people may not be able to understand.

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“I have come to a point like this,“ Okay, that’s my truth… I have to do my part in normalizing it, ”love said.

Green, Podcast and Black In Black platforms such as black fathers’ children’s children’s gains and losses easier to share the stories, “more support group, more podcast, more talk,” he said.

Green, “I see a lot of black women do their jobs, and I appreciate it, but I think I definitely have more conversations (black paternity and autism) because I’m a black man for myself,” Green said. “I have a black family, but this is never a matter of discussion.”

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