Table 6.

Attitudes towards the care and education of, and advocacy for, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Item	Statement	Average score	1	2	3	4	5
1	Children with special needs should be integrated into mainstream school.	3.25	16 %	14 %	27 %	14 %	29 %
2	All preschools should allow children requiring special education to attend their classes while waiting placement.	2.69	24 %	21 %	31 %	9 %	15 %
3	Preschools should allow parents of children with special needs in the classroom.	2.64	33 %	16 %	21 %	14 %	16 %
4	All preschools should have special education teachers and therapists to provide services to children with special needs attending class there.	3.56	14 %	9 %	23 %	14 %	49 %
5	Government funding should be made available to facilitate staff employment in preschools to meet the needs of these children.	4.42	5 %	2 %	9 %	11 %	72 %
6	Parents should help bear the cost of services within the preschool.	3.66	9 %	9 %	26 %	20 %	36 %
7	There is adequate provision of services of children with special needs in China.	2.72	30 %	19 %	20 %	8 %	22 %
8	The government should allocate more resources for the provision of services for children with special needs.	4.44	6 %	0 %	8 %	11 %	73 %
9	Insurance policies should be amended to include coverage for developmental disorders as chronic disabilities.	4.25	4 %	4 %	16 %	13 %	62 %
10	Parents are responsible for obtaining services for their own children with special needs.	4.28	4 %	3 %	15 %	19 %	60 %

Note: 1 = Strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neither disagree nor agree, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree