L' intersection de la race et du handicap :
une analyse critique des inégalités raciales dans les diagnostics d’autisme et de handicap neurodivergent chez les enfants noirs
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.15173/cjae.v5i1.5986Mots-clés :
autisme, neurodiversité, handicap neurodéveloppemental, éducation spéciale, disparité raciale, race, noirceur, handicapRésumé
Les enfants noirs sont confrontés à des inégalités raciales en ce qui concerne les diagnostics d’autisme et de troubles du développement neurologique. Comme nous le savons, l’autisme et les troubles neurodéveloppementaux connexes ont été historiquement pathologisés, stigmatisés et discriminés. C’est pourquoi les militant·es pour l’autisme ont créé le mouvement de la neurodiversité, en tant que force d’opposition directe à ces préjudices historiques et actuels. Cependant, même dans le contexte de ce mouvement pour les droits civiques, les personnes noires et les autres minorités ont toujours été laissées en marge. Cette marginalisation est évidente tout au long du processus de diagnostic, où les enfants et les jeunes Noir·es qui répondent aux critères de diagnostic de l’autisme et des troubles neurodéveloppementaux connexes sont généralement confrontés à des inégalités en matière d’évaluation : diagnostics, tardifs ou complètement absents. Il est essentiel d’analyser et d’examiner les mécanismes néfastes qui facilitent la marginalisation et le traitement inéquitable des jeunes noir·es autistes ou ayant des troubles neurodéveloppementaux dès leur plus jeune âge.
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