10 September 2009

Cristian Castro Says He Had Autism As A Child, But Was Cured By His Mom

By Alex Alvarez at 4:55 PM.

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Cristian Castro believes he had autism as a child but that his mother, the incomparable Veronica Castro, helped him work through it. Oh good! The Latino community has been sorely lacking in its own version of Jenny McCarthy.

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29 July 2009

What Otty Sanchez’s Story Can Teach Us About Latinas And Mental Health

By Alex Alvarez at 5:53 PM.

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The horrific story of Otty Sanchez, the woman recently arrested for having mutilated her infant son, has us wondering about larger trends when it comes to Latinas’ outlook on and access to mental health care.

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