Efficacy and acceptability of autism training for staff employed in mainstream education: A systematic review and thematic synthesis

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Johnson, A., Murray, E., Schenke, K. C., & Stephens-Lewis, D. (2025). Efficacy and acceptability of autism training for staff employed in mainstream education: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Research in Autism, 128, Article 202704. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2025.202704

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  1. Amber Johnson *
  2. Ebony Murray
  3. Kimberley Caroline Schenke
  4. Danielle Stephens-Lewis *

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85
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46
11 / 131 (8.4%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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9 / 131 (6.9%)
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127 / 131 (96.9%)
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5
137 / 551 (24.9%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 414 / 551 (75.1%) names are not yet linked.
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28 / 551 (5.1%)
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