@article{pearson_stewart-ginsburg_malone_manns_martin_sturdivant_2022, title={Best FACES Forward: Outcomes of an Advocacy Intervention for Black Parents Raising Autistic Youth}, ISSN={["1532-7035"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2022.2100392}, DOI={10.1080/09362835.2022.2100392}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT Despite increased diagnostic prevalence, Black parents raising autistic youth still experience additional and unique barriers to accessing and using autism-related services compared to their non-Black peers. Increasing parent advocacy capacity may be one way to reduce these disparities. This efficacy study examined the effects of the FACES advocacy program on advocacy capacity for Black parents raising autistic youth. Authors used a quasi-experimental research design that compared pretest and posttest measures for 16 Black parents raising autistic youth. Intervention participants demonstrated increases in family empowerment, school communication, and perceptions of advocacy ability. Findings offer emergent evidence of advocacy programs for Black families raising autistic youth.}, journal={EXCEPTIONALITY}, author={Pearson, Jamie N. and Stewart-Ginsburg, Jared H. and Malone, Kayla and Manns, Lonnie and Martin, DeVoshia Mason and Sturdivant, Danyale}, year={2022}, month={Jul} }
 @article{malone_pearson_palazzo_manns_rivera_mason martin_2022, title={The Scholarly Neglect of Black Autistic Adults in Autism Research}, ISSN={["2573-959X"]}, DOI={10.1089/aut.2021.0086}, abstractNote={Black autistic individuals, regardless of age, have not been centered in autism research. Instead, they often exist on the margins-on the periphery of autism research. In fact, Black autistic adults are largely absent from the literature. Most participants in autism research are majority-white autistic individuals and families. In this conceptual article, we use intersectionality and Dis/ability Studies and Critical Race Theory theories to contextualize Black autistic adults' experiences. Second, we argue that systemic disparities and methodological concerns are two contributors to the scholarly neglect of Black autistic adults in autism research. Third, we provide guidelines to support researchers in moving from neglect to inclusive research with Black autistic adults.}, journal={AUTISM IN ADULTHOOD}, author={Malone, Kayla M. and Pearson, Jamie N. and Palazzo, Kayla N. and Manns, Lonnie D. and Rivera, Amelia Q. and Mason Martin, DeVoshia L.}, year={2022}, month={Sep} }