Knowledge, Attitude and Perception towards Autism among physiotherapy students at Ahmedabad

ABSTRACT Background: Autism is a general term that is defined as a group of complex developmental brain disorders. Autism is associated with an inability to identify and distinguish one’s own feelings. Fewer studies exist with the purpose of providing an attitude towards autism measure aimed at a more general population. Methodology: A link of a questionnaire was sent online to physiotherapy students. The questionnaire included questions about basic social attitudes, knowledge and personal distance with the people suffering from autism. Results: The result was carried out by using Microsoft excel 2016. This study shows 89% of perception which is good towards autism. Results showed that there is good knowledge, attitude and perception towards autism among physiotherapy students. Conclusion: This study concluded that there is good knowledge, attitude and perception towards autism among physiotherapy students. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Perception, Autism, Physiotherapy