Table 1.
Sociodemographics of parents and children.
| Parents’ variables | Fathers (N = 30) | Mothers (N = 32) | Children’s variables | Children (N = 32) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean (SD)) | 44.53 (05.61) | 41.28 (05.04) | CA in months (mean (SD)) | 70.75 (28.27) |
| Age group (N (%)) | TSD in years (mean (SD)) | 2.81 (2.28) | ||
| 30-34 | 2 (06.70) | 3 (09.38) | Age group (N (%)) | |
| 35-39 | 3 (10.00) | 10 (31.25) | Preschool age | 19 (59.38) |
| 40-44 | 9 (30.00) | 12 (37.50) | School age | 13 (40.63) |
| 45-49 | 11 (36.67) | 5 (15.63) | Gender (N (%)) | |
| 50-54 | 4 (13.33) | 2 (06.25) | Male | 27 (84.38) |
| 55-59 | 1 (03.33) | 0 (.) | Female | 5 (15.63) |
| Educational level (N (%)) | Male:female | 5:1 | ||
| High school or lower | 16 (53.33) | 10 (31.25) | ADOS-2 Severity (mean (SD)) | |
| Collage or higher | 14 (46.67) | 22 (68.75) | ADOS composite | 16.91 (05.81) |
| Employment status (N (%)) | ADOS classification | 6.81 (01.87) | ||
| Employed | 29 (100.00) | 25 (78.13) | ADOS-2 Severity level (N (%)) | |
| Not employed | 0 (.) | 7 (21.88) | Low | 2 (06.25) |
| Family economic status (N (%)) | Moderate | 19 (59.38) | ||
| Low | 2 (06.25) | High | 11 (34.38) | |
| Middle-Low | 3 (09.38) | ABAS II composite (mean (SD)) | ||
| Middle | 8 (25.00) | General Adaptive Domain | 59.29 (13.58) | |
| Middle-High | 12 (37.50) | Conceptual Domain | 63.17 (18.44) | |
| High | 7 (21.88) | Social Domain | 64.71 (12.03) | |
| Practical Domain | 59.50 (15.62) | |||
SD = standard deviation; N = sample size; Family Economic Status: refer to the text for description of measure and definition of classes; CA = Chronological Age; TSD = Time Since Diagnosis; ADOS-2 = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Second Edition; ABAS II = The Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second Edition.