After struggling to find information to help him parent two sons on the autism spectrum, Grant Bruno decided to study autism in First Nations communities to help families in the future. "Right now we're not really, there's not enough information on it … There's minimal academic literature on the actual lived experience of ASD [autism spectrum disorder] and an Indigenous cultural and community context." Edmonton AM 6:00 Cree families and autism An Alberta researcher is looking at autism spectrum disorder through a First Nations lens. 6:00Now, a year into his research, Bruno said he has found that only in non-Indigenous communities is autism considered a disorder. As part of his research, Bruno also wants to see how cultural programs such as powwows could potentially better accommodate people with autism.

Source: CBC News April 10, 2021 15:22 UTC