Table 4.

Perceived misunderstanding and actual misunderstandings.

	Do PwAS perceive misunderstanding with FM about rating of PwAS?		Do FM perceive misunderstanding with PwAS about rating of FM?		Do PwAS misunderstand what FM thinks of PwAS?		Do FM misunderstand what PwAS thinks of FM?
	Z	Sig.	Z	Sig.	Z	Sig.	Z	Sig.
Handle criticism	−2.266	0.023*	−1.687	0.092	−1.058	0.29	−2.854	0.004*
Adapt routines	−2.294	0.022*	−1.781	0.075	−2.459	0.014*	−0.992	0.321
Sympathy	−1.252	0.21	−2.215	0.027*	−0.884	0.377	−1.308	0.191
Small talk	−0.855	0.392	−2.047	0.041*	−0.912	0.362	−1.267	0.205
Body language	−1.299	0.194	−3.337	0.001*	−1.661	0.097	−1.356	0.175
Manage discussion	−2.623	0.009*	−1.895	0.058	−0.079	0.937	−1.175	0.24
Handle everyday tasks	−2.230	0.026*	−1.000	0.317	−0.022	0.982	−1.730	0.084
Make decisions (on own)	−2.430	0.015*	−0.758	0.448	−1.001	0.317	−0.263	0.793
Visit new places	−1.107	0.268	−0.265	0.791	−1.132	0.257	−1.713	0.087
Consequences of actions	−1.604	0.109	−2.273	0.023*	−1.767	0.077	−2.048	0.041*
Organisation	−1.363	0.173	−2.179	0.029*	−1.059	0.289	−0.254	0.799
Five-year view	−0.486	0.627	−0.032	0.974	−1.221	0.222	−0.497	0.619

PwAS: People with Asperger’s syndrome; FM: family member.

Asterisk (*) indicates statistically significant disagreement (p < 0.05).