Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia / B. TEKOLA in Autism, 24-1 (January 2020)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 24-1 (January 2020) . - p.51-63 Titre : Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : B. TEKOLA, Auteur ; F. GIRMA, Auteur ; M. KINFE, Auteur ; Rehana ABDURAHMAN, Auteur ; M. TESFAYE, Auteur ; Z. YENUS, Auteur ; E. SALOMONE, Auteur ; L. PACIONE, Auteur ; A. FEKADU, Auteur ; C. SERVILI, Auteur ; C. HANLON, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.51-63 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Ethiopia  caregivers  developmental delay  developmental disorders  parent-mediated  parenting skills programme  qualitative Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for children with developmental disorders or delays teaches caregivers strategies to help them support their child's development. Ethiopia has a severe lack of services for children with developmental disorders or delays. This study explored the perspectives of Ethiopian caregivers, professionals and other stakeholders to inform adaptation and implementation of the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training in Ethiopia. Data collection included (1) a consultation and review, comprising stakeholder meetings, review of draft Caregiver Skills Training materials and feedback from Ethiopian Master Trainees and (2) a pre-pilot including quantitative feasibility and acceptability measures and qualitative interviews with caregivers (n = 9) and programme facilitators/observers (n = 5). The consultation participants indicated that the Caregiver Skills Training addresses an urgent need and is relevant to the Ethiopian context. Several adaptations were proposed, including more emphasis on psycho-education, stigma, parental feelings of guilt and expectations of a cure. The adapted Caregiver Skills Training was pre-piloted with excellent participation (100%) and retention (90%) rates. Four themes were developed from the qualitative data: (1) Programme acceptability and relevance, (2) Perceived programme benefits, (3) Challenges and barriers and (4) Suggestions for improvement. The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training addresses a local need and, with careful adaptations, is feasible and acceptable to be implemented in Ethiopia. These findings may have relevance to low-resource settings worldwide. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361319848532 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=414 [article] Adapting and pre-testing the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for autism and other developmental disorders in a very low-resource setting: Findings from Ethiopia [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / B. TEKOLA, Auteur ; F. GIRMA, Auteur ; M. KINFE, Auteur ; Rehana ABDURAHMAN, Auteur ; M. TESFAYE, Auteur ; Z. YENUS, Auteur ; E. SALOMONE, Auteur ; L. PACIONE, Auteur ; A. FEKADU, Auteur ; C. SERVILI, Auteur ; C. HANLON, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur . - p.51-63. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 24-1 (January 2020) . - p.51-63 Mots-clés : Ethiopia  caregivers  developmental delay  developmental disorders  parent-mediated  parenting skills programme  qualitative Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for children with developmental disorders or delays teaches caregivers strategies to help them support their child's development. Ethiopia has a severe lack of services for children with developmental disorders or delays. This study explored the perspectives of Ethiopian caregivers, professionals and other stakeholders to inform adaptation and implementation of the World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training in Ethiopia. Data collection included (1) a consultation and review, comprising stakeholder meetings, review of draft Caregiver Skills Training materials and feedback from Ethiopian Master Trainees and (2) a pre-pilot including quantitative feasibility and acceptability measures and qualitative interviews with caregivers (n = 9) and programme facilitators/observers (n = 5). The consultation participants indicated that the Caregiver Skills Training addresses an urgent need and is relevant to the Ethiopian context. Several adaptations were proposed, including more emphasis on psycho-education, stigma, parental feelings of guilt and expectations of a cure. The adapted Caregiver Skills Training was pre-piloted with excellent participation (100%) and retention (90%) rates. Four themes were developed from the qualitative data: (1) Programme acceptability and relevance, (2) Perceived programme benefits, (3) Challenges and barriers and (4) Suggestions for improvement. The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training addresses a local need and, with careful adaptations, is feasible and acceptable to be implemented in Ethiopia. These findings may have relevance to low-resource settings worldwide. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361319848532 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=414

Autism and chronic ill health: an observational study of symptoms and diagnoses of central sensitivity syndromes in autistic adults / S. GRANT in Molecular Autism, 13 (2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 7p. Titre : Autism and chronic ill health: an observational study of symptoms and diagnoses of central sensitivity syndromes in autistic adults Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : S. GRANT, Auteur ; S. NORTON, Auteur ; R. F. WEILAND, Auteur ; Anke M. SCHEEREN, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur Article en page(s) : 7p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Central sensitisation  Chronic pain  Fatigue  Fibromyalgia  Sensory processing  Sensory sensitivity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autistic adults, particularly women, are more likely to experience chronic ill health than the general population. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) are a group of related conditions that are thought to include an underlying sensitisation of the central nervous system; heightened sensory sensitivity is a common feature. Anecdotal evidence suggests autistic adults may be more prone to developing a CSS. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of CSS diagnoses and symptoms in autistic adults, and to explore whether CSS symptoms were related to autistic traits, mental health, sensory sensitivity, or gender. METHODS: The full sample of participants included 973 autistic adults (410 men, 563 women, mean age?=?44.6) registered at the Netherlands Autism Register, who completed questionnaires assessing autistic traits, sensory sensitivity, CSS, physical and mental health symptoms. The reliability and validity of the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) in an autistic sample was established using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Chi(2) analyses, independent t-tests, hierarchical regression and path analysis were used to analyse relationships between CSS symptoms, autistic traits, measures of mental health and wellbeing, sensory sensitivity, age and gender. RESULTS: 21% of participants reported one or more CSS diagnosis, and 60% scored at or above the clinical cut-off for a CSS. Autistic women were more likely to report a CSS diagnosis and experienced more CSS symptoms than men. Sensory sensitivity, anxiety, age and gender were significant predictors of CSS symptoms, with sensory sensitivity and anxiety fully mediating the relationship between autistic traits and CSS symptoms. LIMITATIONS: Although this study included a large sample of autistic adults, we did not have a control group or a CSS only group. We also could not include a non-binary group due to lack of statistical power. CONCLUSIONS: CSS diagnoses and symptoms appear to be very common in the autistic population. Increased awareness of an association between autism and central sensitisation should inform clinicians and guide diagnostic practice, particularly for women where CSS are common and autism under recognised. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00486-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459 [article] Autism and chronic ill health: an observational study of symptoms and diagnoses of central sensitivity syndromes in autistic adults [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / S. GRANT, Auteur ; S. NORTON, Auteur ; R. F. WEILAND, Auteur ; Anke M. SCHEEREN, Auteur ; Sander BEGEER, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur . - 7p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 13 (2022) . - 7p. Mots-clés : Autism  Central sensitisation  Chronic pain  Fatigue  Fibromyalgia  Sensory processing  Sensory sensitivity Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : BACKGROUND: Autistic adults, particularly women, are more likely to experience chronic ill health than the general population. Central sensitivity syndromes (CSS) are a group of related conditions that are thought to include an underlying sensitisation of the central nervous system; heightened sensory sensitivity is a common feature. Anecdotal evidence suggests autistic adults may be more prone to developing a CSS. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence of CSS diagnoses and symptoms in autistic adults, and to explore whether CSS symptoms were related to autistic traits, mental health, sensory sensitivity, or gender. METHODS: The full sample of participants included 973 autistic adults (410 men, 563 women, mean age?=?44.6) registered at the Netherlands Autism Register, who completed questionnaires assessing autistic traits, sensory sensitivity, CSS, physical and mental health symptoms. The reliability and validity of the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) in an autistic sample was established using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Chi(2) analyses, independent t-tests, hierarchical regression and path analysis were used to analyse relationships between CSS symptoms, autistic traits, measures of mental health and wellbeing, sensory sensitivity, age and gender. RESULTS: 21% of participants reported one or more CSS diagnosis, and 60% scored at or above the clinical cut-off for a CSS. Autistic women were more likely to report a CSS diagnosis and experienced more CSS symptoms than men. Sensory sensitivity, anxiety, age and gender were significant predictors of CSS symptoms, with sensory sensitivity and anxiety fully mediating the relationship between autistic traits and CSS symptoms. LIMITATIONS: Although this study included a large sample of autistic adults, we did not have a control group or a CSS only group. We also could not include a non-binary group due to lack of statistical power. CONCLUSIONS: CSS diagnoses and symptoms appear to be very common in the autistic population. Increased awareness of an association between autism and central sensitisation should inform clinicians and guide diagnostic practice, particularly for women where CSS are common and autism under recognised. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00486-6 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=459

Autism and family involvement in the right to education in the EU: policy mapping in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany / R. VAN KESSEL in Molecular Autism, 10 (2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 10 (2019) . - 43 p. Titre : Autism and family involvement in the right to education in the EU: policy mapping in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : R. VAN KESSEL, Auteur ; A. ROMAN-URRESTARAZU, Auteur ; A. RUIGROK, Auteur ; R. HOLT, Auteur ; M. COMMERS, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur ; K. CZABANOWSKA, Auteur ; Carol BRAYNE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur Article en page(s) : 43 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Introduction: In recent years, the universal right to education has been emphasised by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In this paper, we mapped policies relevant to special education needs and parental involvement of children with autism at an international level and in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Methods: A policy path analysis was performed using a scoping review as an underlying methodological framework. This allowed for a rapid gathering of available data from which a timeline of adopted policies was derived. Results and discussion: Internationally, the universal right to education has been reinforced repeatedly and the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been reiterated with every reinforcement. Also, the additional support that a child with special education needs requires is acknowledged and measures are taken to facilitate access to any education for all children. There are slight cross-country differences between the countries under study, attributable to differences in national regulation of education. However, all countries have progressed to a state where the right to education for all children is integrated on a policy level and measures are taken to enable children with special needs to participate in education. Recently, an attempt to implement a form of inclusive education was made as a form of special needs provision. Nevertheless, nowhere has this been implemented successfully yet. Conclusion: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a critical juncture in international policy and created an environment where the universal right to education has been implemented for all children in the countries under study. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0297-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=414 [article] Autism and family involvement in the right to education in the EU: policy mapping in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / R. VAN KESSEL, Auteur ; A. ROMAN-URRESTARAZU, Auteur ; A. RUIGROK, Auteur ; R. HOLT, Auteur ; M. COMMERS, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur ; K. CZABANOWSKA, Auteur ; Carol BRAYNE, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur . - 43 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 10 (2019) . - 43 p. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Introduction: In recent years, the universal right to education has been emphasised by the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In this paper, we mapped policies relevant to special education needs and parental involvement of children with autism at an international level and in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Methods: A policy path analysis was performed using a scoping review as an underlying methodological framework. This allowed for a rapid gathering of available data from which a timeline of adopted policies was derived. Results and discussion: Internationally, the universal right to education has been reinforced repeatedly and the values of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have been reiterated with every reinforcement. Also, the additional support that a child with special education needs requires is acknowledged and measures are taken to facilitate access to any education for all children. There are slight cross-country differences between the countries under study, attributable to differences in national regulation of education. However, all countries have progressed to a state where the right to education for all children is integrated on a policy level and measures are taken to enable children with special needs to participate in education. Recently, an attempt to implement a form of inclusive education was made as a form of special needs provision. Nevertheless, nowhere has this been implemented successfully yet. Conclusion: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a critical juncture in international policy and created an environment where the universal right to education has been implemented for all children in the countries under study. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0297-x Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=414

A cross-cultural study of autistic traits across India, Japan and the UK / S. CARRUTHERS in Molecular Autism, 9 (2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inMolecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 52p. Titre : A cross-cultural study of autistic traits across India, Japan and the UK Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : S. CARRUTHERS, Auteur ; E. KINNAIRD, Auteur ; A. RUDRA, Auteur ; P. SMITH, Auteur ; Carrie ALLISON, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur ; Bhismadev CHAKRABARTI, Auteur ; A. WAKABAYASHI, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; I. BAKOLIS, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur Article en page(s) : 52p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism  Cross-cultural comparison  Culture  Positive predictive values  the original collection of data was obtained by ethics committees in India, Japan  and the UK for each country's data collection separately.Not applicable.The  authors declare that they have no competing interests.Springer Nature remains  neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional  affiliations. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: There is a global need for brief screening instruments that can identify key indicators for autism to support frontline professionals in their referral decision-making. Although a universal set of conditions, there may be subtle differences in expression, identification and reporting of autistic traits across cultures. In order to assess the potential for any measure for cross-cultural screening use, it is important to understand the relative performance of such measures in different cultures. Our study aimed to identify the items on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)-Child that are most predictive of an autism diagnosis among children aged 4-9 years across samples from India, Japan and the UK. Methods: We analysed parent-reported AQ-Child data from India (73 children with an autism diagnosis and 81 neurotypical children), Japan (116 children with autism and 190 neurotypical children) and the UK (488 children with autism and 532 neurotypical children). None of the children had a reported existing diagnosis of intellectual disability. Discrimination indices (DI) and positive predictive values (PPV) were used to identify the most predictive items in each country. Results: Sixteen items in the Indian sample, 15 items in the Japanese sample and 28 items in the UK sample demonstrated excellent discriminatory power (DI >/= 0.5 and PPV >/= 0.7), suggesting these items represent the strongest indicators for predicting an autism diagnosis within these countries. Across cultures, good performing items were largely overlapping, with five key indicator items appearing across all three countries (can easily keep track of several different people's conversations, enjoys social chit-chat, knows how to tell if someone listening to him/her is getting bored, good at social chit-chat, finds it difficult to work out people's intentions). Four items indicated potential cultural differences. One item was highly discriminative in Japan but poorly discriminative (DI < 0.3) in the UK and India, and a further item had excellent discrimination properties in the UK but poorly discriminated in the Indian and Japanese samples. Two additional items were highly discriminative in two cultures but poor in the third. Conclusions: Cross-cultural overlap in the items most predictive of an autism diagnosis supports the general notion of universality in autistic traits whilst also highlighting that there can be cultural differences associated with certain autistic traits. These findings have the potential to inform the development of a brief global screening tool for autism. Further development and evaluation work is needed. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0235-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371 [article] A cross-cultural study of autistic traits across India, Japan and the UK [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / S. CARRUTHERS, Auteur ; E. KINNAIRD, Auteur ; A. RUDRA, Auteur ; P. SMITH, Auteur ; Carrie ALLISON, Auteur ; Bonnie AUYEUNG, Auteur ; Bhismadev CHAKRABARTI, Auteur ; A. WAKABAYASHI, Auteur ; Simon BARON-COHEN, Auteur ; I. BAKOLIS, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur . - 52p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Molecular Autism > 9 (2018) . - 52p. Mots-clés : Autism  Cross-cultural comparison  Culture  Positive predictive values  the original collection of data was obtained by ethics committees in India, Japan  and the UK for each country's data collection separately.Not applicable.The  authors declare that they have no competing interests.Springer Nature remains  neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional  affiliations. Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background: There is a global need for brief screening instruments that can identify key indicators for autism to support frontline professionals in their referral decision-making. Although a universal set of conditions, there may be subtle differences in expression, identification and reporting of autistic traits across cultures. In order to assess the potential for any measure for cross-cultural screening use, it is important to understand the relative performance of such measures in different cultures. Our study aimed to identify the items on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)-Child that are most predictive of an autism diagnosis among children aged 4-9 years across samples from India, Japan and the UK. Methods: We analysed parent-reported AQ-Child data from India (73 children with an autism diagnosis and 81 neurotypical children), Japan (116 children with autism and 190 neurotypical children) and the UK (488 children with autism and 532 neurotypical children). None of the children had a reported existing diagnosis of intellectual disability. Discrimination indices (DI) and positive predictive values (PPV) were used to identify the most predictive items in each country. Results: Sixteen items in the Indian sample, 15 items in the Japanese sample and 28 items in the UK sample demonstrated excellent discriminatory power (DI >/= 0.5 and PPV >/= 0.7), suggesting these items represent the strongest indicators for predicting an autism diagnosis within these countries. Across cultures, good performing items were largely overlapping, with five key indicator items appearing across all three countries (can easily keep track of several different people's conversations, enjoys social chit-chat, knows how to tell if someone listening to him/her is getting bored, good at social chit-chat, finds it difficult to work out people's intentions). Four items indicated potential cultural differences. One item was highly discriminative in Japan but poorly discriminative (DI < 0.3) in the UK and India, and a further item had excellent discrimination properties in the UK but poorly discriminated in the Indian and Japanese samples. Two additional items were highly discriminative in two cultures but poor in the third. Conclusions: Cross-cultural overlap in the items most predictive of an autism diagnosis supports the general notion of universality in autistic traits whilst also highlighting that there can be cultural differences associated with certain autistic traits. These findings have the potential to inform the development of a brief global screening tool for autism. Further development and evaluation work is needed. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-018-0235-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=371

Ethiopian community health workers' beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention / D. TILAHUN in Autism, 23-1 (January 2019)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 23-1 (January 2019) . - p.39-49 Titre : Ethiopian community health workers' beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : D. TILAHUN, Auteur ; A. FEKADU, Auteur ; B. TEKOLA, Auteur ; M. ARAYA, Auteur ; I. ROTH, Auteur ; B. DAVEY, Auteur ; C. HANLON, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.39-49 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : attitude  autism spectrum disorder  community health workers  developing  countries  developmental disabilities  Ethiopia  stigma  mental-health  low-income  illness  disorders  africa  guangzhou  knowledge  people  staff  Psychology Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : There is a severe shortage of services for children with autism in Ethiopia; access to services is further impeded by negative beliefs and stigmatising attitudes towards affected children and their families. To increase access to services, care provision is decentralised through task-shifted care by community health extension workers. This study aimed to examine the impact of a brief training (Health Education and Training; HEAT) for Ethiopian rural health extension workers and comprised three groups: (1) health extension workers who completed a basic mental health training module (HEAT group, N = 104); (2) health extension workers who received enhanced training, comprising basic HEAT as well as video-based training on developmental disorders and a mental health pocket guide (HEAT+ group, N = 97); and (3) health extension workers untrained in mental health (N = 108). All participants completed a questionnaire assessing beliefs and social distance towards children with autism. Both the HEAT and HEAT+ group showed fewer negative beliefs and decreased social distance towards children with autism compared to the untrained health extension worker group, with the HEAT+ group outperforming the HEAT group. However, HEAT+ trained health extension workers were less likely to have positive expectations about children with autism than untrained health extension workers. These findings have relevance for task-sharing and scale up of autism services in low-resource settings worldwide. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361317730298 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=379 [article] Ethiopian community health workers' beliefs and attitudes towards children with autism: Impact of a brief training intervention [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / D. TILAHUN, Auteur ; A. FEKADU, Auteur ; B. TEKOLA, Auteur ; M. ARAYA, Auteur ; I. ROTH, Auteur ; B. DAVEY, Auteur ; C. HANLON, Auteur ; R. A. HOEKSTRA, Auteur . - p.39-49. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 23-1 (January 2019) . - p.39-49 Mots-clés : attitude  autism spectrum disorder  community health workers  developing  countries  developmental disabilities  Ethiopia  stigma  mental-health  low-income  illness  disorders  africa  guangzhou  knowledge  people  staff  Psychology Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : There is a severe shortage of services for children with autism in Ethiopia; access to services is further impeded by negative beliefs and stigmatising attitudes towards affected children and their families. To increase access to services, care provision is decentralised through task-shifted care by community health extension workers. This study aimed to examine the impact of a brief training (Health Education and Training; HEAT) for Ethiopian rural health extension workers and comprised three groups: (1) health extension workers who completed a basic mental health training module (HEAT group, N = 104); (2) health extension workers who received enhanced training, comprising basic HEAT as well as video-based training on developmental disorders and a mental health pocket guide (HEAT+ group, N = 97); and (3) health extension workers untrained in mental health (N = 108). All participants completed a questionnaire assessing beliefs and social distance towards children with autism. Both the HEAT and HEAT+ group showed fewer negative beliefs and decreased social distance towards children with autism compared to the untrained health extension worker group, with the HEAT+ group outperforming the HEAT group. However, HEAT+ trained health extension workers were less likely to have positive expectations about children with autism than untrained health extension workers. These findings have relevance for task-sharing and scale up of autism services in low-resource settings worldwide. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361317730298 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=379

Evaluating the latent structure of the non-social domain of autism in autistic adults / R. GROVE in Molecular Autism, 12 (2021)  

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Rigor in science and science reporting: updated guidelines for submissions to Molecular Autism / Joseph D. BUXBAUM in Molecular Autism, 10 (2019)  

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