Table 2.

Child characteristics

Parent and child characteristics	N
Number of parents		20
Type of parent
	14	Mum
	6	Dad
Number of children	18	(One set of siblings, twins)
Sex of child
	4	Girl
	14	Boy
Age range of child
	10	Aged 0–5
	4	Aged 6–10
	3	Aged 11–15
	1	Aged 16–20
Child’s diagnosis
	8	Neurological condition
	6	Genetic condition
	4	Congenital condition
Age at diagnosis
	3	At birth
	11	Infancy (0–1 years)
	3	Childhood (1–9 years)
	1	Unknown