Table 1.

Characteristics of Parents and Adolescents–Adults With an Autism Spectrum Disorder

Parental demographics
Maternal education (n [%])
< College graduate	42 (46.2%)
College graduate or beyond	49 (53.8%)
Paternal education
< College graduate	31 (34.1%)
College graduate or beyond	60 (65.9%)
Family income
<$30,000	7 (8.0%)
$30,000–$59,999	26 (29.9%)
≥$60,000	54 (62.1%)
Child demographics
Age (years)
M (SD)	18.76 (5.57)
Range	11–46
Male (n [%])	64 (70.3%)
Intellectual disability (n [%])
Yes	53 (58.2%)
No	38 (41.8%)
Health
M (SD)	3.33 (0.65)
Range	1–4
ADI-R
M (SD)	24.27 (8.49)
Range	4–40
SIB-R General Maladaptive sum score
M (SD)	112.57 (9.93)
Range	99–148
% marginally serious–very  serious	49.50%
Time spent outside of the family home (n [%])
0–10 hrs/week	4 (4.4%)
11–20 hr/week	8 (8.8%)
21–30 hr/week	24 (26.4%)
31–40 hr/week	38 (41.8%)
41–50 hr/week	17 (18.6%)

Note. ADI-R = Autism Diagnostic Interview–Revised (Lord, Rutter, & Le Coutuer, 1994); SIB-R = Scales of Independent Behavior–Revised (Bruininks, Woodcock, Weatherman, & Hill, 1996).