A new conceptual article published in Autism in Adulthood by a team of USC researchers and students from the Disparity Reduction and Equity in Autism Services (DREAmS) Lab explores how occupational science might reconcile authentic belonging and autistic camouflaging among intersectional populations.

Led by Assistant Professor Amber Angell, PhD, OTR/L, the DREAmS Lab focuses on populations that are under-identified with autism, under-represented in research and underserved by health systems, such as autistic girls and women, autistic Latinx children and their families and LGBTQIA+ autistic adults.

Occupational science PhD candidate and DREAmS team member Marshae Franklin, OTD, PhD, an occupational therapist who has worked with autistic and neurodivergent pediatric populations, is the article’s lead author.

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