Resilience and strengths in the Black autism community in the United States: A scoping review.

Autor: Davis AM; Disability Health Research Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA., Telfer NA; UNC at Chapel Hill, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Artis J; Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, USA., Abubakare O; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA., Keller-Bell YD; Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Caruthers C; The TEACCH Autism Program at The University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Jones DR; Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA., Pierce NP; Department of Special Education, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research [Autism Res] 2024 Nov; Vol. 17 (11), pp. 2198-2222. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 10.
DOI: 10.1002/aur.3243
Abstrakt: Gaps in research knowledge pertaining to resiliency factors and strengths among the Black autism community, inclusive of autistic persons and their support system exist. A scoping review was conducted to further explore quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods studies that investigate resiliency factors and related strengths in the Black autism community in the United States. A total of 436 articles were identified, with 28 studies included in the final review. Results demonstrated that (1) strengths of Black autistic persons across the life course have been disregarded in research; (2) Black caregiver advocacy, while common, is also a developmental process that can be supported by community-based interventions; (3) informal supports including family and friends play an instrumental role in supporting the well-under investigated being of Black parents of autistic children; and (4) spirituality is often endorsed by Black caregivers of autistic children, such as playing a role in acceptance of the autism diagnosis and with coping with difficult life situations. Research and practice implications are discussed.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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