Awareness about autism among school teachers in Oman: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Al-Sharbati MM; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Farsi YM; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman ymfarsi@squ.edu.om., Ouhtit A; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Waly MI; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Shafaee M; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Farsi O; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Khaduri M; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Said MF; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman., Al-Adawi S; Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Autism : the international journal of research and practice [Autism] 2015 Jan; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 6-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Oct 22.
DOI:	10.1177/1362361313508025
Abstrakt:	Children with special needs such as those with autism spectrum disorder have been recorded as ostracized and stigmatized in many parts of the world. Little is known about whether such negative views are present among mainstream teachers in Oman. A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate school teachers' awareness about autism spectrum disorder in an urban region in Oman. A total of 164 teachers were randomly enrolled from five schools. Misconceptions about autism spectrum disorder were found to be common among mainstream teachers in the country. We posit that such lack of awareness was likely to be rooted with sociocultural patterning as well as conflicting views often "spun" by the scientific community and mass media. Enlightened views toward children with autism spectrum disorder should be presented to Omani teachers to overcome misconceptions and negative attitudes toward children with autism spectrum disorder. (© The Author(s) 2013.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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