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“The big wide world of school”: Supporting children on the autism spectrum to successfully transition to primary school: Perspectives from parents and early intervention professionals

Nigel Chen

Nigel Chen

  • School of Occupational Therapy Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
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Chen, Nigel
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Scott Miller

Scott Miller

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Autism Association of Western AustraliaPerth, Australia
  • Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentrePerth, Australia
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Miller, Scott
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Ben Milbourn

Ben Milbourn

  • School of Occupational Therapy Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
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Milbourn, Ben
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Melissa H. Black

Melissa H. Black

  • School of Occupational Therapy Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
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Black, Melissa H.
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Kathryn Fordyce

Kathryn Fordyce

St Giles Society North West Tasmania Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentreTasmania, Australia
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Fordyce, Kathryn
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Gerdamari Van Der Watt

Gerdamari Van Der Watt

  • Autism Association of Western AustraliaPerth, Australia
  • Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentrePerth, Australia
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Van Der Watt, Gerdamari
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Tasha Alach

Tasha Alach

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Autism Association of Western AustraliaPerth, Australia
  • Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentrePerth, Australia
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Alach, Tasha
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Anne Masi

Anne Masi

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • School of Psychiatry, University of New South WalesSydney, Australia
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Masi, Anne
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Grace Frost

Grace Frost

Anglicare SA Daphne St Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentreProspect, Australia
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Frost, Grace
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Madonna Tucker

Madonna Tucker

AEIOU Foundation, Queensland Autism Specific Early Learning and Care CentreQueensland, Australia
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Tucker, Madonna
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Valsamma Eapen

Valsamma Eapen

  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • School of Psychiatry, University of New South WalesSydney, Australia
  • Academic Unit of Child Psychiatry, South West Sydney (AUCS), ICAMHS, Mental Health CentreLiverpool, Australia
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Sonya Girdler

Sonya Girdler

  • School of Occupational Therapy Social Work and Speech Pathology, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
  • Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC)Brisbane, Australia
  • Curtin Autism Research Group, Curtin UniversityPerth, Australia
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Girdler, Sonya
  
Aug 11, 2020
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Published Online: Aug 11, 2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/sjcapp-2020-009
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