The influence of race on parental beliefs and concerns during an autism diagnosis: A mixed-method analysis. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The goal of this study was to examine if there were differences between races in parental concern and belief about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the perspectives of clinicians. We studied 489 children with ASD who were having their first evaluation at an ASD clinic. Parents of White children most often believed that their child had ASD. However, White children whose parents believed the child had ASD were less severe in their symptoms. Parents of Black/African American or Hispanic children were more likely to have concerns about communication than parents of White children. In Hispanic families, parental concern about social communication was related to more severe symptoms in children. We discuss the implications of our findings for diagnosis.

authors

  • Azad, Gazi
  • Holingue, Calliope
  • Pfeiffer, Danika
  • Dillon, Emily
  • Reetzke, Rachel
  • Kalb, Luke
  • Menon, Deepa
  • Hong, Ji Su
  • Landa, Rebecca

publication date

  • September 14, 2021

Research

keywords

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8918438

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85114990646

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1177/13623613211044345

PubMed ID

  • 34519568

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 26

issue

  • 5