PART Webinar Series

Featuring:

Dr. Janet McLaughlin
Janet is an associate progessor of community health and the co-founder and co-director of the Laurier Autism Research Consortium (LARC)

Grant Bruno
Grant is Nehiyaw (Plains Cree) from Maskawcis, Alberta, a PhD student in Medical Science in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, and a father to autistic children.

Join us and the KBHN Policy Advisory Research Training (PART) committee for an insightful conversation with parent-scholars, Dr. Janet McLaughlin and Grant Bruno. This webinar will be exploring the perspectives of being both a parent and researcher in the area of autism. Attendees will learn about how these dual roles influence each other, as well as key issues facing caregivers raising autistic children, and tips for supporting them, including First Nations families.

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 27th at 1:00pm PST/ 4:00 pm EST (via Zoom)

Learning Objectives:

  • Appreciate how the lived experience of being a parent to autistic children, and being First Nations, can influence the research process.
  • Explore some of the key issues facing families raising autistic children, and ways you can meaningfully support them, particularly First Nations families and communities.