Table 4 Pre and post comparison by PSEA...

Table 4

Pre and post comparison by PSEA survey item

PSEA survey item from Love et al. (2020b)	Answer of “4,” Pre-test (%)	Answer of “4,” Post-test (%)	Mean, Pre-test	Std. dev., Pre-test	Mean, Post-test	Std. dev., Post-test	Sig.
Identify signs of autism	36.0	40.5	3.32	0.587	3.4	0.497	0.582
De-escalate a situation, person with autism is harming others	26.0	42.9	3.2	0.571	3.38	0.582	0.128
De-escalate a situation, person with autism is harming self	20.0	45.2	3.06	0.62	3.4	0.587	0.008
Explain at least three characteristics of autism	24.0	47.6	3.08	0.634	3.43	0.63	0.006
Distinguish autism from other disabilities	4.0	31.0	2.84	0.51	3.24	0.576	< 0.001
Differentiate autism from drug-induced behavior	28.0	35.7	3.14	0.67	3.29	0.636	0.263
Adapt communication	38.0	47.6	3.32	0.621	3.48	0.505	0.267
Establish rapport	24.0	40.5	3.22	0.465	3.38	0.539	0.113
Help find an individual with autism who has become a missing person	16.0	42.9	2.98	0.589	3.43	0.501	<0.001
Seek appropriate information from a caregiver	44.0	50.0	3.36	0.663	3.5	0.506	0.339
Gather identifying information from someone who does not use verbal speech	16.0	35.7	2.84	0.71	3.24	0.656	0.008
Inform a concerned citizen about autism	16.0	42.9	2.96	0.638	3.4	0.544	<0.001
Modify the environment	22.0	50.0	3.16	0.51	3.5	0.506	0.003

PSEA survey item from Love et al. (2020b)	Answer of “4,” Pre-test (%)	Answer of “4,” Post-test (%)	Mean, Pre-test	Std. dev., Pre-test	Mean, Post-test	Std. dev., Post-test	Sig.
Identify signs of autism	36.0	40.5	3.32	0.587	3.4	0.497	0.582
De-escalate a situation, person with autism is harming others	26.0	42.9	3.2	0.571	3.38	0.582	0.128
De-escalate a situation, person with autism is harming self	20.0	45.2	3.06	0.62	3.4	0.587	0.008
Explain at least three characteristics of autism	24.0	47.6	3.08	0.634	3.43	0.63	0.006
Distinguish autism from other disabilities	4.0	31.0	2.84	0.51	3.24	0.576	< 0.001
Differentiate autism from drug-induced behavior	28.0	35.7	3.14	0.67	3.29	0.636	0.263
Adapt communication	38.0	47.6	3.32	0.621	3.48	0.505	0.267
Establish rapport	24.0	40.5	3.22	0.465	3.38	0.539	0.113
Help find an individual with autism who has become a missing person	16.0	42.9	2.98	0.589	3.43	0.501	<0.001
Seek appropriate information from a caregiver	44.0	50.0	3.36	0.663	3.5	0.506	0.339
Gather identifying information from someone who does not use verbal speech	16.0	35.7	2.84	0.71	3.24	0.656	0.008
Inform a concerned citizen about autism	16.0	42.9	2.96	0.638	3.4	0.544	<0.001
Modify the environment	22.0	50.0	3.16	0.51	3.5	0.506	0.003

Note(s): An answer of “4” indicated the response option “I Can Do That.” Italicized text is used to highlight significance

Source(s): PSEA items from Love et al. (2020b) and results from authors’ own work