Estela Castro is a thirty-year-old, Hispanic mother of four children. The youngest of her children, a two-year-old boy, recently diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. However, before her child was diagnosed, she had to go through several clinics and doctors to get the services that her child needed. Estela Castro lives in South Los Angeles, California, an area concentrated of low-income Latinos and African Americans. Communities, like Estela's, suffer from lack of resources such as education and health. Imagine you are Estela, you notice that compared to your other children your younger child is taking longer to speak. The pediatrician tells you that breastfeeding might be the cause. Of course, as a mother, you are not satisfied with the response. Friends and family tell you not to worry about it because the development of every child is different. However, your maternal instinct feels that something …show more content…
However, one government practice that left many people of color stuck in the ‘ghettos' is redlining. Redlining is the practice of racial segregation that left minority families with fewer, bad quality resources. This practice did not only affect jobs and education, but it prevented children with disabilities such as Autism, to access the resources they need, to improve their life condition. Unlike Estela, who received the services on time through her research and devotion to helping her child, many minority families who have children with developmental disability disorders are often unaware of the resources available, or they have unlimited access to desirable resources. In minority communities where there is a high concentration of low-income Latinos and African Americans, public services such as health and education provide poor assistance to children. The lack of services causes children to be 1) undiagnosed or 2) children utilizing services that do not meet their