Ana Velez, MS

Bilingual Early Childhood Evaluation Specialist
Portland Public Schools
Portland, Oregon

Ana grew up in Quito, Ecuador eventually trading the Andes Mountains for the Cascade Range, and now resides in Portland, Oregon. She has been working with young children for 18 years in several roles: Head Start/Preschool teacher, K-5 Teacher, Early Intervention Provider and currently as Bilingual Early Childhood Evaluation Specialist with Portland Public Schools. With personal and professional experiences with autism in her community, she has an insider look on autism and Latines. When she is not at the behest of her feline rulers, she is drawing/painting on her tablet or paddle-boarding down the river with her husband.

I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Presentation(s):

• Under-identification of Autism in Latinx Children; How Bilingualism, Culture and Parenting May Influence Presentation in Early Childhood

  ON DEMAND

• Under-identification of Autism in Latinx Children; How Bilingualism, Culture and Parenting May Influence Presentation in Early Childhood

  Sunday, November 20, 2022
  9:30 AM – 11:00 AM