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Policing Black Autistic Children: A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Black Caregivers' Concerns
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Ashlee Yates Flanagan; Meredith Cola; Naomi Yu; Haley Peele; Keeana Dicette; Grace Hicks; Maggie Rose Pelella; Ayana King-Pointer; Jamiel Owens; Dieu M. Truong; Aili Hauptmann; Juan Pacheco; Alison Russell; Amanda Lee; Sarah Schillinger; Maxine Covello; Meg Lyons; Rita Solórzano; Sinan Turnacioglu; Vijay Ravindran; Joseph P. McCleery; Judith S. Miller; Julia Parish-Morris – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
In the United States, Black autistic youth face elevated risk of negative outcomes during police interactions. Although the outcomes of these interactions are well-documented, less is known about Black autistic youths' experiences during police encounters, as the current literature has largely examined the experiences of autistic adults, mostly…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, African Americans, Blacks, Caregiver Attitudes
After-School Connectedness, Racial-Ethnic Identity, Affirmation, and Problem Behaviors
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Danielle A. Augustine; Emilie P. Smith; Dawn P. Witherspoon – Journal of Youth Development, 2022
After-school programs are potential contexts that may promote positive youth development (PYD) and reduce problem behaviors among African American children. One way after-school programs may be associated with reduced problem behaviors is by fostering an affirming sense of identity. Prior research on racial-ethnic identity among African American…
Descriptors: Racial Identification, Ethnicity, Behavior Problems, After School Programs
Child Care Changes, Home Environment Quality, and the Social Competence of African American Children at Age 3
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Bratsch-Hines, Mary E.; Vernon-Feagans, Lynne – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: Recent work has demonstrated that the changes young children experience in their child care settings before age 5 may be related to subsequent development, especially social development. Several of these studies have included samples of middle-class children, with almost no emphasis on understanding these processes for…
Descriptors: Child Care, Family Environment, Interpersonal Competence, Young Children
Broken Ties
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Gray, Katti – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2009
As the number of people choosing to marry has plunged during recent decades, the tally of children living with one parent and having limited or no contact with the other has soared. Attuned to the hazards that such separations impose upon children but also upon parents who, studies show, fare physically and emotionally better in a thriving…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Marriage, Researchers, One Parent Family