April is National autism Awareness Month. Yet, research on Black autistic people remains elusive even today. On this episode, Dr Shereen Everett, a recently qualified clinical psychologist, takes through her doctoral research project exploring Black autistic women’s experiences. Dr Everett shares her experience of getting onto the clinical psychology doctorate, including the challenges. She then explains her research methodology and findings in-depth. Her research highlights the importance of representation and diversity in how society views and identifies autism in the Black community. Dr Everett looks forward to publishing her research to increase awareness and empower Black women to embrace their autistic identity.
(Please note: this episode was recorded in October 2024 when Shereen was still completing her training)
Host: Tulela Pea, from Black Women Science Network
**Clarification: At 50min 23s, Tulela makes a comment that “we do have a particular idea of what autism looks like, a little white boy throwing a tantrum”. To be clear, she was referring to how this is society’s stereotypical idea of what autism entails.
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