Research Article

Support, Inclusion, and Special Education Teachers’ Attitudes toward the Education of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of items included in the teacher attitude questionnaire (scores for negative items have been inverted) .

ItemsRangeMeanSD

His/her parents have a positive attitude towards him/her1–64.41.2
I would prefer to work with children with other types of disability1–65.41.1
With a family like this, teachers’ work is useless1–65.11.4
I am not the right person to work with children like these1–65.70.8
We shall probably be able to improve this child’s academic abilities1–64.71.1
I find it harder to work with this child than with others with different special needs 1–6 4.4 1.6
The family’s activities are positive for this child’s development1–64.61.4
It is very difficult to collaborate with this family1–64.21.4
We shall probably be able to improve the social abilities of this child3–64.61.1
Even with extra training, I would find it hard to work with this child1–65.11.2
I have had very enjoyable moments working with this child1–64.91.2
We shall probably be able to help this child adapt to changes in his/her environment 2–6 4.8 1.0
The family is very attentive to the recommendations they receive from the school 1–6 4.6 1.2
We can probably improve this child’s language abilities1–64.31.4
The family of this child have helped me to better understand the world of autism 1–6 3.5 1.5
We shall probably be able to improve this child’s behavior1–64.91.1
The knowledge these parents have about their child’s special needs is good 1–6 3.8 1.5
I find it very hard to work with this pupil1–64.81.2
I am confident that I shall be able to improve my interaction with this child1–64.81.2
The contribution of the family to this child’s development is very positive 1–6 4.5 1.2
However much I try, I do not feel I shall achieve any improvement in this child 1–6 5.3 1.1