Table 2.

The percentage of participants who correctly answered each knowledge question at pre-workshop, post-workshop, and follow-up

Item	Pre-workshop (%)	Post-workshop (%)	Follow-up (FU) (%)	Difference Pre to Post (%)	Difference Pre to FU (%)	Difference Post to FU (%)
Knowledge of typical development
Age when children can speak 5–10 words	55.75	71.34	70.97	+ 15.59	+ 15.22	− 0.37
Age when children engage in pretend play	26.74	48.47	40.32	+ 21.72	+ 13.58	− 8.14
Age when children point to objects	38.73	78.05	54.84	+ 39.32	+ 16.11	− 23.21
Age when children make regular eye contact	84.48	83.85	85.48	− 0.63	+ 1.00	+ 1.63
Age when children respond to name	72.99	62.20	69.35	− 10.79	− 3.63	+ 7.16
Age when children imitate others’ actions	20.69	30.49	24.19	+ 9.80	+ 3.50	− 6.29
Knowledge of early signs (Auckland only)
Key signs
Pointing to share interest	70.52	95.12	91.67	+ 24.60	+ 21.15	− 3.46
Rarely makes spontaneous eye contact	93.68	98.17	100	+ 4.49	+ 6.32	+ 1.83
Does not use age appropriate gestures	72.52	94.35	80.65	+ 21.84	+ 8.13	− 13.71
Behaviours that are not key signs
Delayed gross motor skills	74.05	91.94	93.55	+ 17.89	+ 19.50	+ 1.61
Above average cognitive abilities	65.65	92.74	93.55	+ 27.09	+ 27.90	+ 0.81
Tantrums	75.27	91.46	88.33	+ 16.18	+ 13.05	− 3.13
Hyperactivity	66.09	93.29	90.00	+ 27.20	+ 23.91	− 3.29
General autism knowledge
Correct responses to true statements
Children can be identified by 24 months	48.54	93.29	93.22	+ 44.75	+ 44.68	− 0.07
Occurs more in boys than girls	49.42	92.07	58.33	+ 42.65	+ 8.91	− 33.74
Is a neurodevelopmental condition	70.76	92.59	95.00	+ 21.83	+ 24.24	+ 2.41
Correct responses to false statements
More common in higher SES areas	59.65	84.66	81.67	+ 25.01	+ 22.02	− 3.00
Can be cured	69.46	93.90	98.31	+ 24.44	+ 28.84	+ 4.40
“Just” an intellectual disability	73.53	88.89	88.33	+ 15.36	+ 14.80	− 0.56

SES socioeconomic status