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How poverty hides children on the spectrum

Gambrills, Maryland - January 02, 2019: John Shaia, 19, home in Gambrills, Md., Wednesday January 2, 2018. His mother, Wendy Shaia, the Executive Director of Social Work Community Outreach Service at the University of Maryland tried getting a autism diagnosis for John when he was two, but was repeatedly dismissed or misdiagnosed until he was 10.

Autism, once thought to be a condition for wealthy white people, has a long history of diagnosis prejudice for poor and minority children.

CREDIT: Matt Roth for Spectrum

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Gambrills, Maryland - January 02, 2019: John Shaia, 19, home in Gambrills, Md., Wednesday January 2, 2018. His mother, Wendy Shaia, the Executive Director of Social Work Community Outreach Service at the University of Maryland tried getting a autism diagnosis for John when he was two, but was repeatedly dismissed or misdiagnosed until he was 10.<br /> <br /> Autism, once thought to be a condition for wealthy white people, has a long history of diagnosis prejudice for poor and minority children. <br /> <br /> CREDIT: Matt Roth for Spectrum
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