Nueva York Takes On NYC’s Spanish-Speaking Families Of Autistic Children

Neighbor and speech language pathologist Jocelyn Wood is featured on the new episode of CUNY TV‘s Emmy-winning Nueva York, which takes on the joys and challenges of the city’s Spanish-speaking families with autistic children for Autism Awareness Month.

The episode follows the families of Nueva York editor/producer Gisela Sanders-Alcántara and her son Simon and Ofelia Fuentes and her son Ivan Garcia. Jocelyn appears alongside other professionals including New York-Presbyterian‘s Dr. Marisela Huerta, Special Education teacher and Board Certified ABA specialist Anna Marie Dorelien, and Creando Comunidad Neurodiversa founder Gina Peña-Campodonico in segments as well.

The program takes on everything from Ivan’s love of painting to why families of bilingual children may receive a late diagnosis.

Nueva York will be broadcast this Thursday, April 10 at 10am, 4pm, and 10pm, as well as this Saturday, April 12, at 2:30pm on Channel 75 (Time Warner Cable and Cablevision/Optimum Brooklyn), Channel 77 (RCN Cable), and Channel 30 (Verizon FiOS). It’s also available anytime at CUNY TV.

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