An Assessment of Pediatric Nurses Awareness and Perceived Knowledge of Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Gulf State Survey

Table 2

Pediatric nurses’ perceived knowledge about autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Domain	Mean	SD
Domain 1: General knowledge about ASD	6.85	2.47
Domain 2: Knowledge about the signs/symptoms of ASD	4.52	2.22
Domain 3: Knowledge about diagnosis and assessment	4.07	1.78
Domain 4: Knowledge about the management of ASD	4.34	1.85
Total score (out of 30)	19.78	5.75