@article{deVries20201281,
title = {University Students’ Notion of Autism Spectrum Conditions: A Cross-Cultural Study},
author = {M de Vries and S Cader and L Colleer and E Batteux and M B Yasdiman and Y J Tan and E Sheppard},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85077543652&doi=10.1007%2fs10803-019-04343-z&partnerID=40&md5=53dc04b76c29629e875adaf44a9831b6},
doi = {10.1007/s10803-019-04343-z},
issn = {01623257},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders},
volume = {50},
number = {4},
pages = {1281-1294},
publisher = {Springer},
abstract = {Cultural background might influence knowledge and attitudes regarding autism, influencing willingness to interact. We studied whether beliefs, knowledge, contact, and attitude differed between the UK and Malaysia. With mediation analyses, we studied how these factors influenced willingness to interact. Autism was more often linked to food in the UK, and to upbringing in Malaysia. Knowledge, contact, and acceptance were greater in the UK. When excluding psychology students, Malaysian students were less willing to interact with autistic people. Knowledge and contact appeared to improve acceptance, but acceptance did not mediate the relation between country, beliefs, knowledge, and experience; and willingness to interact. Knowledge and contact regarding autism might improve acceptance in different cultures, but how acceptance could improve interaction is unclear. © 2020, The Author(s).},
note = {cited By 0},
keywords = {Adult, Article, Attitude to Health, Autism, Female, Health Belief, Human, Knowledge, Likert Scale, Major Clinical Study, Malaysia, Malaysian, Male, Priority Journal, Social Acceptance, Social Interactions, Sociology, Student Attitude, Students, United Kingdom, University Student, Young Adult},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Low201886,
title = {Medical students’ perceptions, awareness, societal attitudes and knowledge of autism spectrum disorder: an exploratory study in Malaysia},
author = {H M Low and F Zailan},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85002273499&doi=10.1080%2f20473869.2016.1264663&partnerID=40&md5=4b1b16448e16172b2dce10eacf1c3f3d},
doi = {10.1080/20473869.2016.1264663},
issn = {20473869},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-01-01},
journal = {International Journal of Developmental Disabilities},
volume = {64},
number = {2},
pages = {86-95},
publisher = {Taylor and Francis Ltd.},
abstract = {Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the perception, awareness, societal attitude, and knowledge about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Malaysian medical students. Methods: An exploratory survey was conducted with 83 medical students in Malaysia. In the survey, the medical students were required to rate their perception, awareness, societal attitude, and their recognition of ASD symptoms. Results: The results showed the senior medical students had increased knowledge about ASD symptoms compared to the juniors, but there was no clear indicator that they had obtained the knowledge through formal training. Specifically, the medical students could better identify symptoms related to restrictive and fixation behavioral patterns than social communicative deficits. While considering the effects of societal attitude, year of study, perception about ASD course and other demographic variables, the year of study emerged as the sole predictor of the medical students’ knowledge about ASD. Conclusion: The findings from this study provided evidence for the need of compulsory training on ASD in medical schools in improve the knowledge and skills of prospective medical practitioners to identify individuals with ASD. Such effort is fundamental for the early identification and intervention of ASD in developing countries such as Malaysia. © 2016, © The British Society of Developmental Disabilities 2016.},
note = {cited By 1},
keywords = {Adult, Article, Autism, Awareness, Behaviour, Exploratory Research, Female, Human, Knowledge, Malaysia, Male, Medical Student, Student Attitude, Students, Symptom},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}