Promoting Peer Acceptance of Females with Higher-functioning Autism in a Mainstream Education Setting: A Replication and Extension of the Effects of an Autism Anti-Stigma Program

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2778-2796

  Ranson, Natalia J ^a   Byrne, Mitchell K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti stigma program; Attitudes; Behavioural intentions; Female higher functioning autism; Knowledge; Peer acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADJECTIVE CHECKLIST; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTI STIGMA PROGRAM; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTITUDE; AUTISM KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER ACCEPTANCE; PERCEIVED RESPONSIBILITY QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; SHARED ACTIVITIES QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; SIMILARITY RATING FORM REVISED; STIGMA; STUDENT FEEDBACK SURVEY; STUDENT INTERACTION QUESTIONNAIRE REVISED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTISM; CURRICULUM; INTERNET; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84910126508     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2139-1     Document Type: Article

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