Table 5.
Neurodivergent conditions in the autistic CYP and non-autistic neurodivergent CYP.
| Autistic | Non-Autistic ND | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 769) | (n = 114) | χ 2 | df | n | Sig | No SD | |
| Autism | 100% (n = 769) | 0% | - | - | - | - | 3.25% (n = 25) |
| Sensory | 61.6% (n = 474) | 36.8% (n = 42) | 25.648 | 1 | 880 | < 0.001 | 1.94% (n = 10) |
| ADHD | 58.5% (n = 448) | 51.8% (n = 59) | 1.841 | 1 | 880 | NS | 2.56% (n = 13) |
| Dyslexia | 26.2% (n = 201) | 32.5% (n = 37) | 1.943 | 1 | 880 | NS | 3.36% (n = 8) |
| Dyspraxia | 28.9% (n = 221) | 21.9% (n = 25) | 2.360 | 1 | 880 | NS | 4.87% (n = 12) |
| APD | 18.5% (n = 142) | 19.3% (n = 22) | 0.038 | 1 | 880 | NS | 3.05% (n = 5) |
| Speech difficulties | 17.6% (n = 135) | 10.5% (n = 12) | 3.593 | 1 | 880 | NS | 4.75% (n = 7) |
| Gifted | 16.2% (n = 124) | 17.5% (n = 20) | 0.133 | 1 | 880 | NS | 4.16% (n = 6) |
| Dyscalculia | 13.2% (n = 101) | 8.8% (n = 10) | 1.754 | 1 | 880 | NS | 3.6% (n = 4) |
| Language disorder | 12.9% (n = 99) | 7.9% (n = 9) | 2.331 | 1 | 880 | NS | 3.7% (n = 4) |
| Visual processing difficulties | 10.6% (n = 81) | 6.1% (n = 7) | 2.168 | 1 | 880 | NS | 0% |
| Tic disorder | 10.2% (n = 78) | 1.8% (n = 2) | 8.530 | 1 | 880 | < 0.01 | 6.25% (n = 5) |
| Unspecified learning disorder | 8.5% (n = 65) | 6.1% (n = 7) | 0.727 | 1 | 880 | NS | 1.39% (n = 1) |
| Intellectual disability | 7.4% (n = 57) | 3.5% (n = 4) | 2.379 | 1 | 880 | NS | 3.22% (n = 2) |
| Other | 12% (n = 92) | 16.7% (n = 19) | 1.952 | 1 | 880 | NS | 2.6% (n = 3) |
For the autistic CYP, these are likely classified as co-occurring conditions. For the non-autistic CYP, these may be single diagnoses or co-occurring conditions. Chi-Square analyzes explored between-group differences in prevalence of individual neurodivergent conditions between the autistic and non-autistic neurodivergent CYP (with the bold text highlighting significant differences). The ‘No SD’ column on the right is for illustrative purposes only and represents the percentage of neurodivergent CYP (out of the total number of neurodivergent CYP in the sample) that did not experience School Distress.