Table 3. Characteristics of Three Classes.

Variable	Characteristics of Classes						Contrasts
	Class 1 Greater Dependence (N=80)		Class 2 Good Physical & Mental Health (N=67)		Class 3 Greater Independence (N=33)		1v2	1v3	2v3
	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Competitively employed	80	0	44	23	20	13	1<2***	1<3***
Lives Independently	80	0	58	9	4	29	1<2***	1<3***	2<3***
Sees friends at least monthly	78	2	32	35	20	13	1<2***	1<3***
Has good physical health	20	60	0	67	16	17	1<2***	1>3*	2>3***
Has good mental health	48	32	15	52	31	2	1>2***	1>3***	2>3***
Lives in a good neighborhood	28	52	0	67	8	25	1<2***		2>3***
Sees family weekly or more often	30	50	51	17	15	18	1>2***		2<3**
Demographic and Descriptive Variables (Not Included in LCA)
Has intellectual disability, N(%)	55(68.75)		27(40.30)		12(36.36)		1>2**	1>3**
Male, N(%)	55(68.75)		55(82.08)		25(75.76)		1<2†
Age, mean(SD)	34.74(8.65)		32.39(7.38)		32.88(6.91)		1>2†
Does not use psychotropic medications, N(%)	19(23.75)		19(28.36)		7(21.21)				3>2**
Lives with family, N(%)	33(41.25)		43(64.18)		4(12.12)		1<2**	1>3**	2>3**
Age of first ASD diagnosis, mean(SD)	5.46(3.95)		6.44(4.58)		6.73(3.93)
Primary diagnosis of autism, N(%)a	66(82.5)		36(53.73)		15(45.45)		1>2***	1>3***
Primary diagnosis of Asperger's, N(%)a	3(3.75)		14(20.90)		8(24.24)		1<2**	1>3**
Primary diagnosis of PDD-NOS, N(%)a	7(8.75)		10(12.5)		7(21.21)			1>3†
W-ADL, mean(SD)	17.56(6.41)		23.59(7.96)		25.36(6.13)		1<2***	1<3***
Lifetime ADI Social, mean(SD)	25.75(3.02)		24.31(3.97)		24.12(4.09)		1>2*	1>3*
Lifetime ADI Behaviors, mean(SD)	7.01(2.42)		6.96(2.56)		7.67(2.46)
Executive Function (BRIEF), mean(SD)	61.75(14.58)		53.81(11.38)		58.64(13.87)		1>2***		2<3†
Maternal Warmth, mean(SD)	3.00(1.09)		3.28(.97)		2.72(.83)				2>3**
Maternal Criticism, mean(SD)	.60(1.40)		.19(.55)		.41(.75)		1>2†		2<3†

^†p < .10,

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001;

^aDoes not equal 100% because some mothers reported non-ASD primary diagnoses