Table 1:

Participant demographic characteristics

	Autistic Adults (self-report) n=19	Autistic Adults (proxy-report) n=11	Caregivers n=11
Gender, n (%)
Female	4 (21.1)	3 (27.3)	11 (100)
Male	13 (68.4)	8 (72.7)	0 (0.0)
Non-binary	2 (10.5)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Years of Age, Mean ± SD	21.9 ± 7.1	20.1 ± 1.8	55.7 ± 6.3
Race, n (%)
Asian	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)
Black/African American	2 (10.5)	1 (9.1)	1 (9.1)
White	16 (84.2)	8 (72.7)	9 (81.8)
> 1 race	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)	1 (9.1)
Other	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)	0 (0.0)
Hispanic	1 (5.3)	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)
Highest level of education, n (%)
Less than high school diploma or equivalent (not currently pursuing)	1 (5.3)	2 (18.2)	0 (0.0)
Pursuing high school diploma or equivalent	3 (15.8)	4 (36.4)	0 (0.0)
High school diploma or equivalent	6 (31.6)	5 (45.5)	4 (36.4)
Some college	6 (31.6)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)
Associate’s degree	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)
Bachelor’s degree	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)
Some graduate school	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (9.1)
Graduate degree or higher	1 (5.3)	0 (0.0)	3 (27.3)
Annual Household Income, n (%)
<$25,000	4 (21.0)	--	2 (18.2)
$25,000-49,999	1 (5.3)	--	2 (18.2)
$50,000-74,999	0 (0.0)	--	1 (9.1)
$75,000-99,999	2 (10.5)	--	0 (0.0)
$100,000+	4 (21.0)	--	6 (54.5)
Not reported	8 (42.0)	--	0 (0.0)
Marital status
Single	17 (89.5)	--	1 (9.1)
Married/partnered	2 (10.5)	--	7 (63.6)
Divorced	0 (0.0)	--	3 (27.3)
Employment		--
Not employed	14 (73.7)		1 (9.1)
Retired	0 (0.0)	--	1 (9.1)
Employed part time	3 (15.8)	--	3 (27.3)
Employed full time	2 (10.5)	--	6 (54.5)
Living arrangement
With family	17 (89.5)	--	--
Independently	1 (5.3)	--	--
With partner/significant other	1 (5.3)	--	--

SD = Standard deviation