Yetta Myrick

Yetta Myrick is the mother of a young adult son diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability. She founded DC Autism Parents, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the District of Columbia. Yetta has served as the CDC‚ Act Early Ambassador to the District of Columbia since 2016. She is a core team member of the DC Autism Collaborative leading many of the collaborative‚Äôs subgroups and initiatives. Yetta is also the Family Connections Faculty Lead for the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Fellowship Program at Children‚Äôs National Hospital (CNH). Additionally, Yetta served as the Parent Educator/Advocate on the ECHO Autism HUB Team at CNH from 2021-2025. In 2021, she was appointed to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) as a Public Member by Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra, J.D. and served until 2025. She has served as a member of the DC Developmental Disabilities Council since 2019. She hold a B.A. in Communication Studies from The Catholic University of America.