Caribbean news. New York, NY (Sonique Solutions) – Vincentian-born Rosanne Small-Morgan is making several strides on her mission to bring more awareness and understanding about the life-changing issue of Autism within minority and Caribbean communities.
Over the past few years, Rosanne, who is a radio host, newspaper columnist, consumer advocate, comedienne, wife and mother overcame several life challenges and is now a well known advocate for Autism.
Affectionately referred to as ‘Rosie’ by her many fans, readers and social media followers, she continues to progress from strength to strength on her journey to share information on this topic of universal relevance as well as to provide support to families with Autistic children.
From a personal perspective, Rosie’s journey was fuelled by her experience with her 12 year old son Zane who is autistic. According to her, “Even though he’s quite high functioning and smart, it has been an uphill battle and fight to get him accumulated in the society around us. I also found that there weren’t many people in my Caribbean Community who were talking openly and candidly regarding their trials re: Autism”.
The journey continued with her sharing her family’s escapades with Zane, his pitfalls and triumphs via blogging. This led to other mothers and households revealing their stories about their own experiences with autism. This blogging initiative along with Rosie’s authentic passion for speaking on the topic encouraged several Caribbean mothers to contact her regarding their trials and even motivated some to start their own support groups to benefit families.
Rosanne Small-Morgan affectionately known as Rosie
Rosie is now a noted and in demand speaker on Autism. She has graced several forums in North-America and the Caribbean such as the Vincy Cares Awards dinner in New York and the annual Karen Hind’s Phenomenal Woman’s Conference in St. Vincent and The Grenadines.
In order to impart information on this heavy topic, during her speaking engagements Rosie utilizes her talent for storytelling and stand-up comedy as her general approach.
She shared, “I think I can help bring more of a spotlight and understanding through my comedic type talks/lectures and helpful, personal tips about autism and give feedback to the audience on how our family handled particular challenges”.
Even amidst authoring a soon to be released book on autism and with aspirations of working along with Special Needs Schools, Education Departments, Churches, Rotary Clubs, the Special Olympics, any other organization that supports Autism or special needs, Rosie remains determined to make the topic less taboo in the Caribbean market. “My hope is that my presentations will open up the dialogue for several people to come forward and either seek assistance or start support groups throughout our islands and the Diaspora as a whole”.
To obtain more information about Rosie please utilize the following contacts: www.rosietalkslife.com, Email: [email protected], Facebook Page: Rosie Talks Autism, Relationships and Life Skills or call 516-236-6987
