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Jones, Sandra C.; Gordon, Chloe S.; Akram, Muhammad; Murphy, Nicole; Sharkie, Fiona – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
There is limited research examining the inclusion of autistic people in their local communities. This paper reports on two Australian studies which explored this gap, focusing on both autistic people's experiences and non-autistic people's attitudes towards autistic individuals. Study One was conducted with primarily non-autistic people (n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Inclusion, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Jones, Sandra C.; Akram, Muhammad; Gordon, Chloe S.; Murphy, Nicole; Sharkie, Fiona – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This paper presents two studies that explored community attitudes to autism in Australia; and autistic people and their families' perspectives of community attitudes. In Study One 2424 (primarily non-autistic) people completed a survey on autism-related knowledge and attitudes; identifying a number of misperceptions and knowledge gaps in the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Knowledge Level, Misconceptions