"We Belong Here Too": Exploring School Belonging Among Black and Hispanic Autistic Students in the Gen. Ed. Setting

• In Event: AERA Roundtable Session Thursday 1:45 pm Four Seasons Ballroom 2-3
  In Roundtable Session: Perceptions and Practices in Inclusive Education: Teachers' Insights (Table 10)

Abstract

Autism prevalence is growing fastest among racially marginalized communities (Maenner et al., 2023). This means more autistic students of color will be in our classrooms. The current study explores school belonging in Black and Hispanic autistic students to gain improved understanding of how to best support them and their school connectedness.

Authors

• DeVoshia Mason Martin, North Carolina State University

• Jamie Pearson, North Carolina State University