Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.
Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman
Autism. 2015 Jan;19(1):6-13. doi: 10.1177/1362361313508025. Epub 2013 Oct 22.
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.
在世界上许多地方，患有自闭症谱系障碍等特殊需求的儿童被记录为被排斥和污名化。关于阿曼主流教师是否存在这种负面观点知之甚少。一项横断面研究评估了阿曼一个城市地区的学校教师对自闭症谱系障碍的认识。从五所学校中随机抽取了 164 名教师。研究发现，该国主流教师普遍存在对自闭症谱系障碍的误解。我们假设，这种缺乏意识可能源于社会文化模式以及科学界和大众媒体经常“扭曲”的观点。应该向阿曼教师介绍对自闭症谱系障碍儿童的开明观点，以克服对自闭症谱系障碍儿童的误解和负面态度。
