Research Article
Awareness of Autism in Primary School Teachers
Table 1
Percentage of correct responses according to the type of institution.
| ā | Private | Nonprivate | value | ā | | % | | % |
| Autism is an inherited disorder | 19 | 22 | 24 | 28 | .585 | Autism is a learning and mental disorder | 41 | 48 | 39 | 46 | .954 | Signs of Autism show between 0 and 3 years | 30 | 35.3 | 35 | 41.2 | .104 | An autistic child is not social | 47 | 55 | 57 | 67 | .255 | An autistic child has poor communication skills and cannot express himself | 45 | 53 | 64 | 75.3 | .002 | Verbally, an autistic child will have a hard time phrasing a sentence | 32 | 38 | 51 | 60 | .012 | Nonverbally, an autistic child does repetitive gestures to express himself | 34 | 40 | 26 | 31 | .512 | The attention span of an autistic child is deficient | 59 | 69 | 58 | 68 | .443 | General interests of an autistic child are restricted | 37 | 44 | 43 | 51 | .401 | An autistic child maintains minimal eye contact with others | 58 | 68 | 69 | 81 | .112 | General eating habits of an autistic child are normal | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | .081 | An autistic child is resistant to change | 42 | 49 | 53 | 62 | .366 | An autistic child throws frequent bouts of anger | 45 | 53 | 28 | 33 | .002 |
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