Autism spectrum disorder in sub‐saharan africa: A comprehensive scoping review

L Franz, N Chambers, M von Isenburg… - Autism …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is recognized as a global public health concern, yet almost
everything we know about ASD comes from high‐income countries. Here we performed a …

A systematic review of healthcare professionals' knowledge, self-efficacy and attitudes towards working with autistic people

K Corden, R Brewer, E Cage - Review Journal of Autism and …, 2022 - Springer
Healthcare professionals play a vital role in identifying and supporting autistic people. This
study systematically reviewed empirical research examining healthcare professionals' …

Stress and emotional wellbeing of parents due to change in routine for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at home during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi …

T Alhuzimi - Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience
considerable amounts of stress and impaired emotional well-being. Consequently, it is likely …

[图书][B] Encyclopedia of autism spectrum disorders

FR Volkmar - 2021 - Springer
FR Volkmar (ed.), Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, https://doi. org/10.1007/978-
3-319-91280-6 home that may be poisonous. Both at home and school, the Poison Control …

Neurodiversity

N Chown - Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2021 - Springer
A narrative assessment is the analysis of a story told by an individual to assess language
and communication. A narrative can be used to measure pragmatic language use because it …

The digital divide in technologies for autism: feasibility considerations for low-and middle-income countries

AJ Kumm, M Viljoen, PJ de Vries - Journal of Autism and Developmental …, 2022 - Springer
Digital technologies have the potential to empower individuals with autism and their families.
The COVID-19 pandemic emphasized and accelerated the drive towards technology for …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Africa: a perspective

MO Bakare, KM Munir - African journal of psychiatry, 2011 - journals.co.za
Background: The universal occurrence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) was queried
about twenty-six years ago. It was thought to occur only in western industrialized countries …

A survey of Autism knowledge and attitudes among the healthcare professionals in Lahore, Pakistan

N Imran, MR Chaudry, MW Azeem, MR Bhatti… - BMC pediatrics, 2011 - Springer
Background The diagnosis and treatment of Autism in Pakistan occurs in multiple settings
and is provided by variety of health professionals. Unfortunately, knowledge and awareness …

Development and psychometric evaluation of the autism stigma and knowledge questionnaire (ASK-Q)

AJ Harrison, LP Bradshaw, NC Naqvi, ML Paff… - Journal of autism and …, 2017 - Springer
ASD knowledge deficits contribute to disparities in the timing and quality of ASD services. To
address the limitations with existing measures of ASD knowledge, we developed and …

A systematic review of research on autism spectrum disorders in sub‐Saharan Africa

A Abubakar, D Ssewanyana… - Behavioural …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The burden of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) is not well
known. We carried out a systematic review of the literature to identify published work from …