Perspective: The Role of Diversity Advisory Boards in Autism Research

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Ed-Dee G.; Smith, Matthew J.; Boyd, Brian
Titel	Perspective: The Role of Diversity Advisory Boards in Autism Research
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 27 (2023) 3, S.864-869 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Williams, Ed-Dee G.) ORCID (Smith, Matthew J.) ORCID (Boyd, Brian)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/13623613221133633
Schlagwörter	Advisory Committees; Diversity; Autism Spectrum Disorders; Inclusion; Research; Intervention; Research Design; Community Involvement + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beratungsstelle; Autism; Autismus; Inklusion; Forschung; Forschungsdesign
Abstract	In this perspective, we argue that the regular use of diversity advisory boards in autism research will improve the inclusivity and participation of marginalized groups in autism research and intervention development. We define a diversity advisory board as a representative group of community members, scholars, policymakers, and area experts that specifically discuss and examine research and interventions for accurate representation and consideration of underrepresented and marginalized identities such as racial, gender, sexual minorities, and dis/abilities who are often excluded from the research process. We present three arguments for forming and integrating diversity advisory boards in autism research and intervention development. First, diversity advisory boards would encourage scholars and interventionists to be intentional in considering how their intervention will work for culturally, racially, gendered, and dis/ability diverse groups. Second, diversity advisory boards will lead to increased diverse samples of autistic participants if members of the board are incentivized to support recruitment efforts from their local communities and networks. Finally, the regular use of diversity advisory boards will improve the research-to-practice gap by including a wider range of community members in the early development and implementation of autism interventions. Recommended actions researchers could take to select, maintain, and meaningfully engage a diversity advisory board are included in this perspective. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01