“We Are Different”: What Black Communities Can Teach Doctors and Scientists | University of Utah Health
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 4, 2024
Author: Julie Kiefer, julie.kiefer@hsc.utah.edu
While COVID-19 has wreaked havoc across the board, Black communities are among those that have been hit disproportionately hard. The effect is a recent manifestation of a pervasive problem of health inequities that extend to all aspects of medicine, including treatment for autism.
Compared to White children, Black children with autism are less likely to get the interventions they need. All too often, they are initially misdiagnosed with conditions like ADHD or conduct disorder or go undiagnosed, explains 
