ERIC Number: EJ1353174
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Nov
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1362-3613
EISSN: EISSN-1461-7005
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Patterns in Reporting and Participant Inclusion Related to Race and Ethnicity in Autism Intervention Literature: Data from a Large-Scale Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Practices
Steinbrenner, Jessica R.; McIntyre, Nancy; Rentschler, Lindsay F.; Pearson, Jamie N.; Luelmo, Paul; Jaramillo, Maria Elizabeth; Boyd, Brian A.; Wong, Connie; Nowell, Sallie W.; Odom, Samuel L.; Hume, Kara A.
Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, v26 n8 p2026-2040 Nov 2022
There are marked racial and ethnic disparities in diagnosis and services for individuals on the autism spectrum, yet race and ethnicity are underreported and underexamined in autism research. The current study examines the reporting of race and ethnicity and the inclusion of participants across racial and ethnic groups in studies included in a large-scale systematic review of autism intervention research (1990-2017). Trained research assistants reviewed 1013 articles and extracted data on the reporting of race and ethnicity data and the inclusion of participants from different racial and ethnic categories from each article. Only 25% of the articles reported any data on race and ethnicity and reporting over time has slowly increased across the 28 years of the review. Descriptive statistics suggest that race and ethnicity reporting varied by study design, intervention, and outcomes. In studies with reported data, White participants had the highest rate of participation (64.8%), with a large gap between the next highest rates of participation, which were among Hispanic/Latino (9.4%), Black (7.7%), and Asian (6.4%) participants. The lack of reporting and the limited inclusion of participants across minoritized racial and ethnic groups are concerning and suggest a need to examine practices in autism research from planning to dissemination. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED618543.]
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intervention, Ethnicity, Race, Evidence Based Practice, Data, Participation, Minority Groups, Research Problems
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B160038
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