Dear autism family support group members, politicians, friends and family,
I have kept my promise that my final project Autism 101 has organized and completed by me for Patrick and autistic children. I would like to introduce and share with you the most important factors that have affect a lot of autistic people and their families on daily basic. The tips have came from my research and my personal experiences each day by living with an autistic son. I have been learning and helping him from day one throughout his teenage stage. I have also taken several courses with autism experts at college and ABA (apppied behavior analysis) agencies. By serving as board member in the two different boards at Regional Center of Orange County and BHAB (Behaviorial Health Advisory Board of Orange County), and I am now feeling very confident to share with you all the tips that I have learned day by day for the past ten years. I hope that all the tips that I provide and share on my AUSTISM 101 project will help politicians, autistic parents and caregivers to understand how to help autistic kids better as well as to help make a difference in the lives of people with special needs now and in the future!
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Chinh Nguyen Joined: Jan-05-2025 |
Born in Saigon, Nguyen was orphaned at age 4 and later found passage
to the U.S. as an international student. She has worked in the
international student division at Santa Ana College and has more than a
decade of experience in community building, running her own tutoring
center, and helping to handle grassroots outreach for Vietnamese
American political campaigns and the U.S. Census Bureau.
An autism advocate for the Vietnamese and other communities, she
wants to help other Orange County parents access the RCOC services
and supports available to help children with developmental disabilities
realize their full potential. To help her own daughter cope with the frustrations of having a
younger brother with autism, Nguyen encouraged her to write about her feelings. The children’s
book that resulted from those essays, I Love My Autistic Brother, Patrick!, is available in English
and Vietnamese. It aims to help other children understand that autism isn’t bad, it’s just different!
