Working Group Update: Diversity Working Group

November 15, 2012
By Autism Society

The Autism Society’s Diversity Working Group is strategizing ways to promote cultural sensitivity in diverse communities in order to increase education and connection to services and programs.  The group plans to be able to identify educational or outreach strategies that can begin to be developed and implemented in the near future.

Study: Research delves into racial disparities in autism diagnoses

The rate of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the same among all racial groups — one in 110, according to current estimates. However, a study by a Florida State University researcher has found that African-American children tend to be diagnosed later than white children, which results in a longer and more intensive intervention. Read more…