Table 1.
Demographic information of participants.
| Demographic Information | High-school focus groups | Postsecondary focus groups | ||
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| Focus group 1 | Focus group 2a | Focus group 3 | Focus group 4 | |
| N | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Female (%) | 50 | 100 | 80 | 80 |
| Years of experience with ASD (M, SD) | 18.33 (15.05) | 11.75 (10.70) | 11.90 (13.77) | 22.40 (8.17) |
| School classification | High school (educators from one school district in attendance) | High school (educators from two school districts in attendance) | 4-Year university | 2-Year community college |
| Student total enrollmentb | 2941 | 3544; 4694 | 25,384 | 5207 |
| Free and reduced meal (%)c | 37.38 | 74.78; 26.35 | N/A | N/A |
| Financial aid (%) | N/A | N/A | 39 | 76 |
ASD: autism spectrum disorder; SD: standard deviation.
a
Educators from two neighboring school districts participated in this focus group.
b
High school: students per school district; postsecondary: undergraduate students only.
c
Free/reduced meal percentages are collected annually in the United States and serve as a proxy for household income. Access to free or reduced-price meals is determined by household size and income as they relate to federal poverty guidelines. The reported percentages indicate the number of students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meal benefits. However, it does not report the number of students who access the service.