Participation in extracurricular activities and community involvement during secondary school is important for the healthy social, emotional, mental, and physical development of adolescents, especially those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The current study utilized three waves of data (2016, 2017, and 2018) from the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) to examine disparities in extracurricular participation among 12- to 17-year old adolescents with ASD. Across the three waves, data demonstrate clear sociodemographic disparities among adolescents with ASD. These disparities were more evident in adolescents with caregivers that had less education and lower household income, as well as males. These disparities suggest a continued need for targeted interventions to promote engagement among adolescents with ASD to narrow this social disparity gap.

中学期间参加课外活动和社区参与对于青少年，尤其是患有自闭症谱系障碍 (ASD) 的青少年的健康社会、情感、心理和身体发展非常重要。目前的研究利用全国儿童健康调查 (NSCH) 的三波数据（2016 年、2017 年和 2018 年）来研究 12 至 17 岁患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年在课外活动参与方面的差异。在这三波浪潮中，数据显示自闭症青少年之间存在明显的社会人口统计学差异。这些差异在照顾者受教育程度较低、家庭收入较低的青少年以及男性中更为明显。这些差异表明，需要继续采取有针对性的干预措施，以促进患有自闭症谱系障碍的青少年的参与，以缩小这种社会差距。