ERIC Number: EJ1365375
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4669
EISSN: EISSN-1538-4764
Disparities in Special Education Services for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the United States
Menezes, Michelle; Pappagianopoulos, Jessica; Robinson, Melissa F.; Sadikova, Eleonora; Cross, Robert; Mazurek, Micah O.
Journal of Special Education, v56 n4 p219-224 Feb 2023
The current study aimed to examine racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in the receipt of special education services for students with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from a healthcare provider utilizing parent-report data from a large, nationally representative sample of U.S. youth. Binary logistic regression results indicated that females with ASD were significantly less likely to receive special education than their male peers; however, race and ethnicity were not significant predictors of school-based autism services. These results suggest that racial/ethnic disparities in educational support for ASD students may be improving, yet misunderstandings of the impact of gender on autism symptom presentation and school functioning persist.
Descriptors: Special Education, Equal Education, Access to Education, Disproportionate Representation, Racism, Ethnicity, Gender Bias, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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