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The effects of a multi-component higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program on adolescent boys . A six-session higher-functioning autism anti-stigma program incorporating descriptive , explanatory and directive information was delivered to adolescent boys and the impact upon knowledge , attitudes and behavioural intentions towards peers with autism was evaluated . Participants were seventh- , eighth- and ninth-grade students ( N = 395 ) from regular classes in a mainstream school . Two-eighth-grade classes were randomly allocated to the intervention condition and all remaining students were either allocated to the no-intervention peer or no-intervention non-peer condition . The anti-stigma program improved the knowledge and attitudes , but not the behavioural intentions of participants towards their peers with autism . Knowledge and attitudinal changes were maintained at follow-up . There were no spill-over effects of the program to non-targeted students . These results provide some preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of multi-session anti-stigma programs incorporating combined information for adolescent students in inclusive educational environments .
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knowledge , attitudes and behavioural intentions