@article{Taresh2020,
title = {Pre-school teachers’ knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy in identifying autism spectrum disorder (ASD): A conceptual framework to identify children with ASD},
author = {S Taresh and N A Ahmad and S Roslan and A M Ma’rof and S Zaid},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082661960&doi=10.3390%2fbrainsci10030165&partnerID=40&md5=806c3d699ffc9bd518bc0397b07598a8},
doi = {10.3390/brainsci10030165},
issn = {20763425},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-01-01},
journal = {Brain Sciences},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
publisher = {MDPI AG},
abstract = {Recently, the identification and detection of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become an essential issue under ASD intervention services. The high percentage of ASD among children requires preschool teachers to recognizse children’s abnormal development and identify them at an early stage, followed by referral to specialists. Therefore, this identification calls for a specific ability among preschool teachers, identified as knowledge, belief, identification skills, and self-efficacy (KBISSE). This conceptual framework aims to utilize the current literature to present a discussion on preschool teachers’ KBISSE in identifying children with ASD and making decisions to refer children suspected with ASD to specialists. The conceptual framework is discussed based on social cognitive theory (SCT) and the health belief model (HBM). The conceptual framework emphasizes the need for preschool teachers to be educated in ASD via an educational module that could increase teachers’ self-efficacy in identifying children with ASD. Besides, knowledge in ASD, belief in ASD, and identification skills are also necessary variables for building the educational module. The educational module is useful for guiding future research on preschool teachers’ identification of children with any disability, one of which is ASD, and subsequent specialist referral at an early stage. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.},
note = {cited By 0},
keywords = {Attitude to Disability, Autism, Cognition, Conceptual Framework, Education, Health Belief, Health Care, Health Care Personnel, Human, Interpersonal Communication, Mental Health, Physiotherapist, Psychological Aspect, Questionnaires, Review, School Teacher, Self Concept, Social Behaviour, Social Cognitive Theory, Social Interactions, Social Stigma, Teaching, Training},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@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}
}