Table 1.

Demographics of Participants

Autistic participants	Survey 1: n (%) (n = 15)	Survey 2: n (%) (n = 23)
Age
Younger than 20 years	6 (40)	17 (74)
20–29 years	7 (46)	1 (13)
30–39 years	1 (7)	2 (9)
40 years and older	1 (7)	1 (4)
Gender
Male	7 (46)	16 (70)
Female	6 (40)	7 (30)
Nonbinary	2 (14)	0 (0)
Highest level of education
Currently in high school	5 (33)	11 (48)
Completed year 10	2 (14)	1 (4)
Completed year 11–12	5 (33)	8 (35)
Completed 13+ years	3 (20)	3 (13)
Geographic location
In a capital city	5 (33)	6 (26)
In a regional city (population over 20,000)	6 (40)	8 (35)
Within 2 hours of a capital or regional city	4 (27)	9 (39)
Type of autism diagnosis
Autistic disorder	1 (7)	6 (26)
Asperger's disorder	9 (60)	10 (43)
Autism spectrum disorder	5 (33)	7 (30)
Diagnosed co-occurring conditions
Attention-deficit disorder	3 (20)	10 (43)
Epilepsy	1 (7)	2 (9)
Intellectual disability	2 (14)	7 (30)
Anxiety disorder	8 (53)	14 (61)
Depression	4 (27)	7 (30)
SRS-2 level of social impairment
Within normal limits	1 (7)	1 (4)
Mild	2 (13)	0 (0)
Moderate	6 (40)	6 (26)
Severe	6 (40)	16 (70)
ABAS-3 adaptive skill level
Above average	1 (7)	0 (0)
Average	6 (40)	1 (4)
Below average	2 (13)	4 (17)
Low	2 (13)	4 (17)
Extremely low	4 (27)	14 (61)

Family member participants	Survey 1: n (%) (n = 11)	Survey 2: n (%) (n = 19)
Age
25–29 years	0 (0)	1 (5)
30–39 years	1 (9)	0 (0)
40–49 years	7 (64)	9 (45)
50–59 years	1 (9)	8 (40)
60 years and older	2 (18)	1 (5)
Gender
Male	2 (18)	2 (11)
Female	9 (82)	17 (89)
Relationship to autistic person
Mother	9 (82)	16 (80)
Father	1 (9)	1 (5)
Partner/spouse	1 (9)	1 (5)
Grandparent	0 (0)	1 (5)
Years of education
10	1 (9)	4 (20)
11–12	3 (27)	5 (25)
13+	7 (64)	10 (50)

ABAS-3, Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Third Edition; SRS-2, Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition.