Mapping awareness-raising and capacity-building materials on developmental disabilities for non-specialists: a review of the academic and grey literature.

ABSTRACT: Most children with developmental disabilities (DD), such as intellectual disabilities and autism, live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where services are usually limited. Various governmental, non-governmental and research organisations in LMICs have developed awareness-raising campaigns and training and education resources on DD in childhood relevant to LMICs. This study aimed to comprehensively search and review freely available materials in the academic and grey literature, aimed at awareness raising, training and education on DD among non-specialist professionals and community members in LMICs. We consulted 183 experts, conducted key-word searches in five academic databases, four grey-literature databases and seventeen customised Google search engines. Following initial sc

SUBMITTER: Genovesi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10893740 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature