Adapting an evidence-based intervention for autism spectrum disorder for scaling up in resource-constrained settings: the development of the PASS intervention in South Asia

• Main Authors: Gauri Divan (Author), Syed Usman Hamdani (Author), Vivek Vajartkar (Author), Ayesha Minhas (Author), Carol Taylor (Author), Catherine Aldred (Author), Kathy Leadbitter (Author), Atif Rahman (Author), Jonathan Green (Author), Vikram Patel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Evidence-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders evaluated in high-income countries typically require highly specialised manpower, which is a scarce resource in most low- and middle-income settings. This resource limitation results in most children not having access to evidence...