Black and Hispanic Children Underrepresented in Autism Identification
Read the full article Black and Hispanic Children Underrepresented in Autism Identification at NeuroscienceNews.com.
The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased in recent years, but a new study co-authored by a University of Kansas professor shows that while the number of students with autism increased in every state from 2000 to 2007, black and Hispanic children were significantly underrepresented.
The research is in Journal of Special Education. (full access paywall)
Research: “Racial Disparity in Administrative Autism Identification Across the United States During 2000 and 2007″ by Jason C. Travers, Michael P. Krezmien, Candace Mulcahy, and Matthew Tincani in Journal of Special Education. doi:10.1177/0022466912454014
Image: The disparities suggest white students are more likely to access early behavior intervention services, educational support and occupational support designed for those with autism than black or Hispanic children. The image is for illustrative purposes only. Credit NIH.
I’m Latin@ and I’m convinced the only reason I was able to get my autism diagnosis is because I have a white mother and am white passing.
This is really important!
We see so little representation about Latin@s in media, and especially, about neurodivergent Latin@s. But we’re here! We exist!
