The purpose of this paper is to investigate outcomes associated with a training designed to improve interactions between first responders and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).,Authors examined the responses of a group of first responders (N = 224) who completed a survey before and after a training to assess their (a) knowledge of ASD, (b) confidence for working with individuals with ASD, (c) comfort responding to a call and (d) ratings of the training they received.,Findings indicated first responders demonstrated more knowledge of ASD, increased confidence for working with individuals with ASD and improved comfort when responding to a call.,This preliminary report serves as initial evidence of the importance of rigorous work examining trainings designed to improve interactions between first responders and individuals with ASD.,The results of this study justify continued rigorous research on the effectivness of ENACT, as a training designed to improve knowledge and comfort of first responders who work with individuals with ASD.,This study fills an identified need for research on trainings designed to educate first responders about ASD.

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培训的初步证据，可以提高急救人员的知识和与孤独症患者一起工作的信心

本文的目的是调查与旨在改善急救人员和自闭症谱系障碍者（ASD）个体之间的相互作用的培训相关的结果。作者检查了完成调查的一组急救人员（N = 224）的反应在评估其（a）对ASD的知识的培训之前和之后（b）对与ASD的个体合作的信心，（c）对呼叫的响应舒适度和（d）他们接受的培训的等级。展示了更多的ASD知识，增强了与ASD个体合作的信心，并改善了通话时的舒适度。此初步报告可以作为严格的工作检验培训的重要性的初步证据，这些培训旨在改善急救人员与ASD个体之间的互动。，这项研究的结果证明，继续进行严格的ENACT有效性研究是一项旨在提高与ASD个体合作的急救人员的知识和舒适度的培训。该研究满足了对旨在培训急救人员的培训研究的明确需求关于ASD。