Biases, Barriers, and Possible Solutions: Steps Towards Addressing Autism Researchers Under-Engagement with Racially, Ethnically, and Socioeconomically Diverse Communities.
Melissa Maye, Brian A Boyd, Frances Martínez-Pedraza, Alycia Halladay, Audrey Thurm, David S Mandell
PMID 34529251WHAT IT FOUND
This paper guides researchers on building community partnerships to improve diversity in autism studies.
It identifies barriers like mistrust and logistics, and suggests shared decision-making. It offers no clinical interventions or patient outcomes, so there is nothing here to change your therapy practice.
What this paper is
This is a methodological commentary and guide for researchers on how to build community-academic partnerships to improve diversity in autism research. It describes barriers to participation and offers practical suggestions for study design and recruitment, but it reports no patients, no outcomes, and no tested interventions. There is nothing here to change clinical practice with a patient.