PO654: African American Autistics: Experiences of Being Uninformed of Their Diagnosis

  • PMD: 7,8
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand cultural differences within autism,
  2. understand autistics lived experiences of the impact of being uninformed of their diagnosis has, and
  3. thinking about diagnostic decisions.

Description

This paper will analyze collected data regarding the lived experiences of a cultural minority who had their diagnosis withheld for and aims to examine the shared perspectives of marginalized population.

Presenter(s)

Brittany Lorentz, University of Calgary
Abdullah S. Bernier, University of Calgary
Madi J. Waller, University of Calgary

Contributor(s)

Adam McCrimmon

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