July 27, 2023 Free Autism Research Presentation

Posted byT. A. Meridian McDonaldPosted inUncategorized

AIR-P Presents: Mind the NIH-Funding Gap: Structural Discrimination in Physical Health-Related Research for Cognitively Able Autistic Adults

https://www.aucd.org/template/event.cfm?event_id=9675&id=379&parent=379

Come find out why there is so little research on physical health conditions in autism- and recommendations for change!

Webinar Description

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Topics will include:

  • Importance of addressing physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults
  • Description of conflicts of interest within an NIH-funded culture of academia that contribute to systemic structural discrimination in funding policies 
  • Structural discrimination in NIH-funded studies on physical health disparity conditions in autistic adults

This webinar is supported by data in McDonald and Scudder’s (2023) article and can be read here. 

Published by T. A. Meridian McDonald

Dr. T. A. Meridian McDonald is an autism researcher focused on factors that optimize outcomes for individuals on the autism spectrum. Her current work focuses on adolescents and adults on the autism spectrum.

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