PA457: Autism Disproportionality in Racially and Ethnically Minoritized and Female Students

Friday, February 16, 2024
10:00 AM–10:50 AM CST

  • PMD: 8,10
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
  • Poster Session 1: Promoting Diversity and Multicultural Competence in School Psychology

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand the state-level system determinants that underlie AU disparities in schools;
  2. learn about AU SPED identification disparities specific to REM and female students at the national and state levels; and
  3. develop strategies and interventions for reducing or eliminating AU disparities in schools.

Description

A comprehensive evaluation of autism identification disparities in schools among racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) and female students using national and state-level analyses of data from the 2019–2020 academic year.

Presenter(s)

Parker S. Beckman, Indiana University
Jaclyn Bera, Indiana University
Rabbiya Shahid, Indiana University
Britany M. Beauchesne, Indiana University

Contributor(s)

Bryn Harris, Maryellen B. McClain

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