Unmasking Bias: Autistic Perspectives in Mental Health Training
Background: Due to a combination of thin-slice judgments, ableism, bias, and a focus on allistic (non-autistic) dispositional standards, autistic people may experience admission issues and retention problems in mental health professional fields at higher rates than allistic people.
Authors
- Rebecca Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0425-2489)
- Christopher R. Dabbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-6334)
- Camryn H. Hutchins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4492-6166)
- Seth E. Kosanovich
- Audrey J. Scaer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7416-5663)
- Brooke Spitler-Nigh
Institutions
- Oklahoma State University (US)
- Valparaiso University (US)
- Knox College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Autism in Adulthood
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2024.0210
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03