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This is a good article that makes valid points. However, I would really like academics to cite the entire history of experimentation and harm to the Black body beyond the Tuskegee syphilis experiment. 1/
See: More than Tuskegee: Understanding Mistrust about Research Participation
Scharff, Mathews, Jackson, Hoffsuemmer, Martin, and Edwards 2/
Our community collectively witnesses racial disparities in health research and care and are collectively re-traumatized by them. As we speak, we see the contrast between #COVID19 outcomes like this 3/:
And #COVID19 outcomes like this 4/:
Gaining the trust of our community requires more than racial parity in medical and research personnel and increasing opportunities for African American researchers. The misdiagnoses, the lack of support, and harm to Black autistic people and their families are lifelong. 5/
"A history of systemic racism has led to too few Black Americans working in the sciences. Autism research is not immune to this problem & the dearth of Black scientists & clinicians likely has contributed to health disparities among Black autistic people.\u201dhttps://t.co/6YBMKgEJh1
— Thinking Person's Guide To Autism (@thinkingautism) December 11, 2020
See: More than Tuskegee: Understanding Mistrust about Research Participation
Scharff, Mathews, Jackson, Hoffsuemmer, Martin, and Edwards 2/
Our community collectively witnesses racial disparities in health research and care and are collectively re-traumatized by them. As we speak, we see the contrast between #COVID19 outcomes like this 3/:
And #COVID19 outcomes like this 4/:
Gaining the trust of our community requires more than racial parity in medical and research personnel and increasing opportunities for African American researchers. The misdiagnoses, the lack of support, and harm to Black autistic people and their families are lifelong. 5/