When I think about lessons learned in the past six months, two phrases come to mind: time management and narrowing the scope of my projects. Finding sources, doing the research, these things can take a great deal of time.

Ana Azpurua produced this project on Autism in Hispanics for Al Dia as part of a 2012 National Health Journalism Fellowship. 

Ana Azpurua produced this project on Hispanic families affected by autism in North Texas, conducted with support from the USC Annenberg California Endowment Journalism Fellowship 2012. Other stories in this series include:
Familias enfrentan el autismo y un laberinto de barreras