A pilot mixed-methods evaluation of an intervention to reduce Korean undergraduates’ stigma toward autistic people

Kim, S. Y., Gillespie-Lynch, K., & Yoon, w. h. (2024). A pilot mixed-methods evaluation of an intervention to reduce Korean undergraduates’ stigma toward autistic people. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 113, 102355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2024.102355

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