This article is part of State of Health, a series about how Michigan communities are rising to address health challenges. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund.
When Tyrone Green’s son was first diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), he says he “absolutely” wishes he’d had access to a support group like the one he now facilitates for Black fathers of children with autism.
“When I first found out, I had a rollercoaster of emotion,” Green says. “My friends had neurotypical kids, and it was one of those things where I just felt like I had a lot to say and I had to get off of my chest things that I had a hard time even saying to my wife. And so I wish I would have found this group in the earlier stages, because I would have probably been in a better mental headspace.”…