Table 1.

Child and Family Characteristics

Primary Diagnosis (allowed to select more than one) (n=1307) (%)
Autism/Autistic Disorder	63.0
Asperger’s Disorder	22.1
PDD-NOS	24.4
Gender (n=1307)
% Male	82.3
SRS/SRS-P Total Score (SD) (n=1241)	107.1 (27.3)
Chronological Age (SD) (n=1307)	7.7 (2.7) years
IQ Proxy (SD) (n=1124)	81.4 (28.8)
Maternal College Education (n=1299) (%)
Partial High School or Lower	0.8
High School or GED	15.6
Associates Degree/Partial College	29.1
Bachelor or Master Degree	50.4
Advanced Degree such as doctorate	4.2
Annual Household Income (n=1209) (%)
Less than $20,000	8.3
$20,000 to $39,999	17.2
$40,000 to $59,999	19.3
$60,000 to $79,999	16.9
$80,000 to $99,999	14.3
$100,000 or more	24.0
Race/Ethnicity (allowed to select more than one) (n=1307) (%)
African-American	5.0
American Indian/Alaskan Native	3.5
Asian	3.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.3
Other	3.4
White	93.0
Hispanic or Latino Origin	9.9