Racial Differences in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.
Zachary GallinAna M KolevzonAbraham ReichenbergSidney H HankersonAlexander KolevzonPublished in: Journal of autism and developmental disorders (2024)
There are persistent racial differences in ASD prevalence in the US, and these differences were inverted after 2010, when ASD prevalence among Black, Hispanic, & API children surpassed ASD prevalence among White children. Possible drivers of this racial repatterning of ASD prevalence include changes in ASD screening and diagnosis, changes to health insurance policy, changes to immigration policy, and increased education attainment by minority groups.