Answer Our Calls: Needs and Service Encounters for Black Families Raising Autistic Children (Poster 25)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Four
  In Poster Session: What We Know: Evidence, Practices, and Needs in Special and Inclusive Education

Abstract

Historic disparities in autism identification and access to services have persisted for Black autistic youth and their families. These disparities often result in delays in adequate service provision and have impacts on child outcomes related to behavior, socialization, and communication. The purpose of this quantitative content analysis was to explore the extent to which community-based disability organizations are supporting Black families of children with autism in North Carolina, to identify the demographics of the families served by the organizations, and to describe the types of services and supports requested by families.

Authors

• Jamie Pearson, North Carolina State University
  Presenting Author

• DeVoshia Mason Martin, North Carolina State University
  Presenting Author

• Lonnie Manns, North Carolina State University
  Presenting Author

• Janelle A. Johnson, North Carolina State University
  Presenting Author