Changing College Students’ Conceptions of Autism: An Online Training to Increase Knowledge and Decrease Stigma

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2553-2566

  Gillespie Lynch, Kristen ^a   Brooks, Patricia J ^a   Someki, Fumio ^a   Obeid, Rita ^a   Shane Simpson, Christina ^a   Kapp, Steven K ^b   Daou, Nidal ^c   Smith, David Shane ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

ASD; College students; Knowledge of autism; Online training; Stigma associated with autism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937972772     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2422-9     Document Type: Article

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