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Direct linkde Vries, Marieke; Cader, Sabrina; Colleer, Lucy; Batteux, Eleonore; Yasdiman, Meryem Betul; Tan, Yih Jiun; Sheppard, Elizabeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
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…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Cultural Influences, Knowledge Level
Freeth, Megan; Sheppard, Elizabeth; Ramachandran, Rajani; Milne, Elizabeth – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The disorder of autism is widely recognised throughout the world. However, the diagnostic criteria and theories of autism are based on research predominantly conducted in Western cultures. Here we compare the expression of autistic traits in a sample of neurotypical individuals from one Western culture (UK) and two Eastern cultures (India and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Wakabayashi, Akio; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Uchiyama, Tokio; Yoshida, Yuko; Tojo, Yoshikuni; Kuroda, Miho; Wheelwright, Sally – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
In the current study, the child AQ was administered in Japan, to examine whether the UK results for reliability and validity generalize to a different culture. Assessment groups were: Group 1: n = 81 children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA); Group 2: n = 22 children diagnosed PDD-NOS with average IQ; and Group 3: n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asperger Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism
