Training recommendations by article
| Training should provide | Diamond and Hogue (2021) | Gardner and Campbell (2020) | Hinkle and Lerman (2021) | Love et al. (2022) | Railey et al. (2019) | Rascon (2022) | Soares et al. (2019) | Wallace et al. (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre- and post-test | x | |||||||
| Disability categories | x | |||||||
| Prevalence data | x | |||||||
| Definition of ASD/characteristics | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Potentially misinterpreted behaviors | x | x | x | |||||
| Strategies | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Case studies | x | x | ||||||
| Body camera footage | x | |||||||
| Review and reflectiona | x | |||||||
| Live learning/be in-person | x | x | ||||||
| Hands-on/interactive learninga | x | x | x | |||||
| Mandatory for all | x | x | ||||||
| Clarification: First responder’s role is not diagnosis | x | x | ||||||
| Emphasis on empathy/compassion | x | x | x | |||||
| Resources (e.g. communication tools, ID cards, connections to support providers) | x | x | x | |||||
| Inclusion of members of the autism communitya | x |
| Training should provide | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre- and post-test | x | |||||||
| Disability categories | x | |||||||
| Prevalence data | x | |||||||
| Definition of ASD/characteristics | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
| Potentially misinterpreted behaviors | x | x | x | |||||
| Strategies | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Case studies | x | x | ||||||
| Body camera footage | x | |||||||
| Review and reflection | x | |||||||
| Live learning/be in-person | x | x | ||||||
| Hands-on/interactive learning | x | x | x | |||||
| Mandatory for all | x | x | ||||||
| Clarification: First responder’s role is not diagnosis | x | x | ||||||
| Emphasis on empathy/compassion | x | x | x | |||||
| Resources (e.g. communication tools, ID cards, connections to support providers) | x | x | x | |||||
| Inclusion of members of the autism community | x |
Note(s):
Denotes the recommended training component was absent from INTERAC
Source(s): Authors’ own work