Preschool teachers' knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy concerning autism: A parallel mixed-methods study of an intervention to improve autism identification.
Sahar Mohammed TareshLaura M MorettSumaia Mohammed ZaidSamsilah RoslanMohammed Taresh TalebPu SongNor Aniza AhmadSarah NomanPublished in: Autism : the international journal of research and practice (2023)
= 60) or a comparison arm receiving standard training (n = 60) using a parallel mixed-methods design. Responses to open-ended questions about video case studies revealed improvement in the identification of autism symptoms in preschool teachers in the intervention arm, in contrast to preschool teachers in the comparison arm. Moreover, significant changes in knowledge, belief, and self-efficacy about autism favoured EMiASD. Overall, these results demonstrate the influence of EMiASD in the Yemeni cultural context.