Table 3. Division of children receiving ‘immediate’ (N = 250) versus ‘delayed’ (N = 266) diagnoses.

	Q12: How old was your child when she/he was formally diagnosed with an ASD?
		12–18 months(2)	19–24 months(3)	2–6 years(4)	6–12 years(5)	13–18 years(6)
Q10; How old	<12 months(1)	6	15	65	34	6
was your child	12–18 months(2)	5	22	91	28	2
when you or	19–24 months(3)	-	7	74	19	3
someone else noticed	2–6 years(4)	-	-	93	32	3
something was different	6–12 years(5)	-	-	-	10	-
or not quite right?	13–18 years(6)	-	-	-	-	1

Numbers in bold indicate the stricter division of ‘immediate’ (N = 116) versus ‘delayed’ (N = 138).