Reliability and Validity of the Questionnaire for Autism Environment: A pilot survey

The increasing numbers of autism give impact to the country, community and family. The only way to help autistic children is to providethem with proper education. Thus, architects play roles in creating responsive buildings. A pilot test has carried out on a group of peoplesimilar to the research population. The objective is to assess the reliability and validity of a questionnaire. Four sections (144 items)determining the frequency of Sensory Sensitivity, Sensory Stimulation, Sensory Design and Physical Learning Environment.Respondent (N=35) completed the survey and the reliability test resultant to reveal inconsistencies and revising the criteria accordingly. Keywords: Autism; validity; reliability; pilot test; eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CCBYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-BehaviourResearchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: