Associate Professor Sarah Dababnah, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Hawaii and Duquesne University published a new paper entitled, "Black Caregivers’ Perspectives on Racism in ASD Services: Towards Culturally Responsive ABA Practice." The paper is a part of an emergency series in "Behavior Analysis in Practice" designed to assist clinicians confront systemic racism in practice. Access the paper here: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/rp9am
Abstract
Significant racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and service access exist. In the present paper, we reviewed qualitative studies investigating racism-related experiences of Black caregivers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the U.S. healthcare system. Specifically, we examined institutional racism (i.e., systemic racism) and individual racism of Black families when they seek diagnoses and services for their children with ASD. Additionally, we summarized culturally responsive and context-specific practice guidelines to work collaboratively with Black caregivers of children with ASD for Applied Behavior Analysis practitioners.