Conversations with Kayla

The Autism in Black Podcast is hosted by Maria Davis-Pierre, LMHC and focuses on all things autism and the black parent experience. Our goal is to educate, support, and empower black parents to advocate not only for their children but themselves as well. Today we are joined by Kayla Smith who is a black autistic disability rights advocate. Kayla shares her experience of growing up autistic and how she got into advocating for disability rights. She also shares her how important it is for having representation for the black autistic community. Kayla goes on to share how she came up with her hashtag #AutisticBlackPride and what it means to her. Kayla also gives advice and tips to parents raising a autistic child. Resources mentioned: Twitter: @beingkaylasmith Instagram:@beingmskayla Facebook: www.facebook.com/AutisticKayla Youtube: Autistic Kayla: The Opinion of a Black Autistic Woman Autism Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org The official hashtag for the podcast is #aibpod  You can find us on twitter @autisminblack Instagram @autisminblack Facebook @autisminblk Join the Autism in Black Podcast Community – here For more information and other valuable resources, make sure to visit the website at www.autisminblack.org