Where is autism stigma the worst in the world?

This week, part 1 in cultural stigma around autism with Mia Kotikovski provides an overview of stigma, where it can come from across cultures and provides some examples of stigma in different countries. Different areas of the world are in different places in terms of their perceptions of autism, their needs for autism families, and what they perceive as their greatest difficulties. The topic is so important we broke it down into two sections. Please listen to both, it will explain a lot about autism services and supports around the world. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1362361318823550 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8992913 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303671 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303671 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30248583 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38507392 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277816405_A_Cross-Cultural_Comparison_of_Knowledge_and_Stigma_Associated_with_Autism_Spectrum_Disorder_Among_College_Students_in_Lebanon_and_the_United_States?enrichId=rgreq-97b7d5f50aac4d5b124ea8295b42fdb0-XXX&enrichSource=Y292ZXJQYWdlOzI3NzgxNjQwNTtBUzoyNDI4NTI2Mzk4NDIzMDRAMTQzNDkxMTk4OTI3MA%3D%3D&el=1_x_3&_esc=publicationCoverPdf