Plenary Perspectives Special Section.

This paper is the opening page of a special section. It does not test any intervention.

The editors simply tell readers what topics the next articles will cover.

There are no data, graphs, or results. The page is only a table of contents in paragraph form.

Davis et al. (2018) did the same job for a different special issue. Both pieces point you toward full studies rather than give findings.

Prasher et al. (1995) surveyed staff beliefs and showed a training gap. The present editorial says the section will keep closing that gap, so the two papers line up like a problem and a promised fix.

Soan et al. (2024) asked student teachers what they think about autism. Their survey gives baseline attitudes; the editorial claims the coming articles will improve those attitudes through better training.

Skip this page unless you want the road-map. Turn to the actual articles inside the section for tools you can use with staff or students on Monday.