Table 3.

Predicting Communication, Behavioral Health and Life Skills, and Learning Support Service Receipt among Students with ASDs Represented in PEELS, SEELS, and NLTS2

	Communication-related services		Behavioral health and life skills services				Learning support services
Predictors	Communication services	Speech/language therapy	Adaptive physical education	Behavior management program	Mental health services	Occupational therapy	Learning strategies/study skills support	Tutoring/remediation
Main effect
PEELS	1.62 [0.58,4.57]	1.22 [0.41,3.67]	0.14*** [0.06,0.34]	1.21 [0.58,2.52]	0.71 [0.14,3.67]	1.45 [0.65,3.26]	3.29** [1.51,7.16]	1.16 [0.42,3.23]
NLTS2	0.80 [0.34,1.87]	0.20*** [0.10,0.43]	0.99 [0.54,1.81]	0.50* [0.28,0.87]	7.32*** [2.57,20.82]	0.36** [0.19,0.67]	0.76 [0.41,1.38]	0.84 [0.35,2.04]
Age	1.02 [0.89,1.17]	1.04 [0.93,1.17]	1.01 [0.91,1.11]	1.04 [0.96,1.14]	0.96 [0.82,1.14]	0.95 [0.86,1.05]	1.02 [0.93,1.12]	0.92 [0.81,1.06]
Male	0.95 [0.57,1.58]	1.12 [0.72,1.74]	0.66* [0.45,0.96]	1.28 [0.90,1.84]	1.54 [0.80,1.14]	0.78 [0.53,1.15]	1.24 [0.84,1.84]	1.20 [0.68,2.11]
African American	1.78* [1.13,2.80]	1.20 [0.77,1.85]	1.32 [0.92,1.89]	0.72 [0.51,1.02]	1.54 [0.80,2.99]	0.90 [0.62,1.32]	0.99 [0.69,1.42]	0.96 [0.58,1.61]
Hispanic	1.53 [0.90,2.58]	1.23 [0.71,2.11]	0.85 [0.55,1.32]	0.77 [0.51,1.14]	0.99 [0.49,2.03]	0.84 [0.54,1.30]	1.06 [0.70,1.61]	0.89 [0.49,1.61]
Maternal education	0.97 [0.78,1.20]	1.03 [0.85,1.25]	0.91 [0.78,1.07]	1.03 [0.89,1.19]	1.12 [0.86,1.47]	1.05 [0.89,1.24]	1.08 [0.93,1.27]	1.04 [0.83,1.30]
Annual household income	0.78* [0.61,1.00]	0.79 [0.63,1.00]	0.80* [0.66,0.96]	0.97 [0.81,1.15]	1.09 [0.79,1.50]	1.44*** [1.18,1.76]	1.03 [0.85,1.24]	0.94 [0.72,1.22]
Communication	2.37*** [1.85,3.03]	1.77*** [1.39,2.26]	1.68*** [1.38,2.04]	1.30**[1.09,1.55]	0.78 [0.58,1.06]	1.35** [1.11,1.64]	0.89 [0.74,1.09]	1.15 [0.89,1.51]
Understanding	0.88 [0.64,1.20]	0.93 [0.68,1.27]	1.04 [0.81,1.35]	1.01 [0.80,1.27]	0.63* [0.41,0.97]	0.91 [0.70,1.18]	1.02 [0.79,1.31]	1.05 [0.75,1.49]
Overall health	0.81* [0.66,0.99]	0.87 [0.72,1.04]	0.99 [0.85,1.35]	1.08 [0.95,1.24]	1.21 [0.95,1.54]	0.93 [0.79,1.08]	1.09 [0.94,1.27]	1.07 [0.87,1.31]
Family school involvement	0.92 [0.77,1.11]	0.95 [0.80,1.12]	0.90 [0.78,1.03]	1.01 [0.89,1.15]	1.09 [0.87,1.36]	0.86* [0.75,1.00]	1.14 [0.99,1.31]	1.08 [0.88,1.32]
Interaction effect between PEELS or NLTS2 and background covariates
NLTS2* communication		2.36*** [1.58,3.54]		1.58** [1.15,2.17]		1.98*** [1.36,2.89]

Note. Logistic regression models were performed using white, female, elementary students as the reference group. Odds ratio and associated confidence interval are presented for logistic regression models. Nonsignificant interaction terms are not presented.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.