Table 2.

Correlation Matrix between Independent and Dependent Variables

Parent Variables	Parent Education	Family Income	Teachers’ Race	Parents’ Race	Years Teaching AS	Difference in Self-Efficacy	Difference in Expectations	Home-School Notes Completed
Difference in General Communication	−.163	−.222	−.086	−.253	−.230	.219	.059	.074
Difference in Communication about ASD	−.208	.076	.137	−.127	.233	.382*	.262	.153
Difference in Communication about Problem-Solving	.094	−.190	.071	−.233	.248	−.036	−.088	.114
Teacher Variables
Difference in General Communication	−.159	.001	.071	−.071	−.144	−.076	.343*	.190
Difference in Communication about ASD	−.189	.010	−.099	.153	−.059	.318*	.175	.365*
Difference in Communication about Problem-Solving	−.132	−.063	.039	.018	−.231	−.082	.305	.142

^*p < .05