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Author(s)
Kristy Anderson, Anne Roux, Hillary Steinberg, Tamara Garfield, Jessica Rast, Paul Shattuck, Lindsay Shea
Published Online: 4/18/2022 | https://doi.org/10.17918/NAIRINTERSECTION2022
Date
4/18/2022
Topics
Health Equity and Social Determinants
Type
In-depth Report
Data Source
National Survey of Children’s Health
# Pages
64
We found that household income appears to be a very important factor for understanding health disparities for people with autism, as it is associated with differences in health status, insurance coverage, medical expenditures, and healthcare access. The report also shows that autism, poverty, and race/ethnicity appear to be risk factors for poor health and healthcare outcomes individually and in combination. Future research should monitor disparities across a wide range of social determinants. We also suggest that we turn our attention to understanding and addressing policies outside of healthcare – such as economic safety net policies like food stamps and Social Security – to address health equity among U.S. children with autism.
Anderson, Kristy, A.; Roux, Anne M.; Steinberg, Hillary; Garfield, Tamara; Rast, Jessica E.; Shattuck, Paul T.; and Shea, Lindsay L. National Autism Indicators Report: The Intersection of Autism, Health, Poverty and Racial Inequity. Philadelphia: Policy and Analytics Center and Life Course Outcomes Research Program, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, Drexel University, April 2022.