Table 3.

Characteristics of Parents and Children (N=10)

Characteristic		n
Age	20-29	2
	30-39	8
Gender	Female	10
	Male	0
Race	Chinese	8
	Malay	1
	Indian	1
Annual income (SGD)	>90,000	5
	50,000-69,999	3
	30,000-49,999	2
Education level	Primary	1
	Secondary	3
	Polytechnic	1
	University	1
	Post-graduate	4
Main activity	Working full-time	2
	Working part-time and caring for family	7
	Caring for family	1
Child’s age	0-2 years	3
	2-4 years	1
	4-6 years	6
Child’s gender	Male	6
	Female	4
Child’s diagnosis	Autism spectrum disorder	3
	Speech and language delay	2
	No diagnosis	5
Child’s education settings*	Kindergarten	5
	Childcare	3
	Early intervention program	5
	No school	2
Child’s main caregivers*	Mother	4
	Grandparents	4
	Domestic helpers	5
	Childcare	2

^*Some children attend 2 types of education settings and have 2 caregivers