Cultural Diversity Workshop - NO pre-registration required, open

The workshop will include a presentation by the 2018 INSAR Summer Research Internship in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cultural Diversity student, Mariana Garcia Torres, and mentor, Sandy Magaña, reflecting on the experience and updates on the summer research project. Following the presentation from the Summer Research Internship, the workshop will include three panel presentations addressing global challenges in research on cultural diversity and autism. The panels are as follows: • Autism Disparities among Diverse Communities in the U.S. • Leveraging Cross Cultural Collaborations to Accelerate Access to Best Practice Care for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Using the ECHO Model to Equip Autism Ready Communities • Mobile Health (mHealth) Technologies to Address Assessment and Intervention Gaps in Autism in Low-Resource Settings