Monika L Brooks
Mocha Autism Network
510-290-3063
admin@mochaautismnetwork.com

 March 10, 2015

 MOCHA AUTISM NETWORK JOINS BAY AREA SORORITY FOR 2nd ANNUAL AUTISM AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

“Royal Blue for Autism Awareness” campaign to use social media to provide information to underrepresented communities

Oakland, CA: To address the information gap regarding Autism in Areas in need, the Mocha Autism Network has decided to take to Social Media to increase awareness. Called the “Royal Blue for Autism Awareness,” the Oakland organization has teamed up with the Omega Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated to provide information on Autism Spectrum traits and resources to underrepresented communities.

“Latest numbers state that 1 in 68 children are diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum, Studies note that People in underrepresented areas are diagnosed last. The goal of this campaign is for the Electronic Footprint of our followers to be used to serve the community.” states Monika Brooks, Executive Director of the Mocha Autism Network.
 Per the CDC, children or adults on the autism spectrum may:

• avoid eye contact and want to be alone
• have trouble understanding other people’s feelings or talking about their own feelings
• prefer not to be held or cuddled, or might cuddle only when they want to
• appear to be unaware when people talk to them, but respond to other sounds
• be very interested in people, but not know how to talk, play, or relate to them
• repeat or echo words or phrases said to them, or repeat words or phrases in place of normal language
• have trouble expressing their needs using typical words or motion

Established in 2013, the goal of the Mocha Autism Network is to provide awareness, promote advocacy and form alliances among the Autism communities in underrepresented communities. Chartered in 2012, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Omega Kappa Zeta Chapter serves the Stockton and Modesto Areas of California.
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