Updates are available Correction dated 2024-02-29

Article History

Accepted: 28 December 2023

First Online: 20 January 2024

Change Date: 29 February 2024

Change Type: Correction

Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:

Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42380-024-00240-x

Declarations

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: Throughout the process, the principles of respect and protection of human rights were followed (Declaration of Helsinki). There was a commitment to use the data exclusively for research purposes, and participation was voluntary and completely anonymous. Absolute anonymity and protection of the personal data of the teachers who answered the questionnaire were maintained, as well as any information about the children that they were referring to. The proof of this was that the questionnaire was circulated through “Educational, Counselling and Support Centers” (ECSc), which mediated the transmission of the questionnaire from “Educational, Counselling and Support Centers” (ECSc) to primary schools that had high-functioning autistic students. Absolutely no information was given about the teachers and the students. That is why we do not know the total number of students to which the responses of the teachers who made up our sample refer. The absolute protection of personal data is described in detail in the following excerpt from the article: “The process of collecting the empirical material took place during the school year 2022–2023. In particular, in February 2023, there was a telephone contact with the Educational and Counseling Support Centers (ECSc) of Ioannina, Patras, Kozani and Aitoloakarnania, in order to approve the request for the distribution of the electronic questionnaires to primary education schools where AHF children attend. Due to the protection of the personal data of students with AHF, no information about the personal data of students with AHF (gender, age, school and class attended) was provided to the research team. Given these constraints, it was decided that the questionnaires would be administered through the ECSc without direct contact between the research team and the principals or teachers of schools attended by students with AHF. The request was accepted, in March, and then the questionnaire was distributed electronically by the ECSc through an online Google platform to the principals of public primary schools, general education, of four regional units in Greece, namely the prefectures of Achaia, Ioannina and Aitoloakarnania and Kozani. The principals undertook to forward it to the teachers who teach children with ASD in the respective school units. The questionnaires were accompanied by an information letter, informing about the purpose of the survey, voluntary and anonymous participation, clarification of the basic terms and contact details of the research team.”

: The authors declare no competing interests.