Black Mothers Of Autistic Sons Event 

ROCHESTER- The author of a book about Black mothers of autistic sons will be the special guest at a community discussion on the topic at 2 p.m., Sunday, September 20 at Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 8 Shelter Street.

    Sponsored by the Rochester Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public service organization, the free, public event will feature Jeannine E. Dingus-Eason, author of “A Thousand Worries: Black WomenMothering Autistic Sons”  and a Black mother of an autistic son.

      Her book tells the stories of 15 Black mothers of autistic sons and interweaves personal narratives, research and cultural insight to illuminate the joys, challenges and extraordinary resilience of mothers who love without limits and advocate without pause.

      A native of Rochester, Dingus-Eason is dean of the College of Humanities, Science and Education at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

    Co-sponsors of the event are Trinity Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, and Breathe Deep, Inc., a Rochester nonprofit community mental health and wellness organization providing culturally responsive mental health education, counseling, youth development, and restorative wellness programming to individuals, families, and communities.

  To purchase the book:

https://sunypress.edu/Books/A/A-Thousand-Worries