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ERIC Number: EJ1337121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
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Short Report: Call to Action for Autism Clinicians in Response to Anti-Black Racism
Straiton, Diondra; Sridhar, Aksheya
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v26 n4 p988-994 May 2022
Anti-Black racism is a pervasive issue in the autism field that affects the autism service pathway, which ranges from identification of concerns to ongoing service navigation. In this short report, we provide a working model of the autism service pathway and highlight ways in which anti-Black racism affects all components of the pathway. We summarize the literature that demonstrates the effects of racism within autism assessment, treatment, and quality of care. We end with six recommendations for systemic change that clinicians can take: (1) including and amplifying Black autistic voices within their organization, (2) continuously learning about and acknowledging the ways in which their discipline perpetuates anti-Black racism, (3) recognizing that cultural humility is a lifelong process, (4) being mindful of the complex pathway that families must navigate to receive autism services, particularly when working with Black individuals, and (5) advocating for system-level changes within their organization and refining changes that are made.
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Language: English
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