Table 1.
Characteristics of children diagnosed with ASD of parents sampled in this article review.
| Study | N | Age of children | Age diagnosed | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athari et al., 2013 | Not stated. | Age range = 6–8 years. | Not stated. | Autistic Disorder |
| Callos, 2012 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Charnsil and Bathia, 2010 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | Autistic Disorder |
| Chong and Kua, 2016 | 10 | Age range: 6–9 years. | M = 2+ years. | Autistic Disorder |
| Foo et al., 2014 | 6 (4 males, 2 females). | Age range = 10–18 years (M = 12 years 10 months). | Not stated. | Five diagnosed with Autistic Disorder; One diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. |
| Foronda, 2000 | 16 | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Ilias et al., 2016 | 10 | Age range = 5–23 years (M = 11 years). | M = 2 years 11 months. | Autistic Disorder |
| Ha et al., 2014 | 24 | Age range = 2–10 years old (n = 15), above 10 (n = 12). | Not stated. | ASD |
| Lai et al., 2015 | 136. (73 with ASD, 63 with typical development). | |||
| 77 males (56.6%), 59 females (43.4%). | M = 12.35 years, SD = 3.67 years. | Not stated. | Autistic Disorder (n = 43), Asperger's syndrome (n = 15), PDD – NOS (n = 15), typical development (n = 63). | |
| Liwag, 1989 | 13 | Age range = 4–9 years. | At the time of the study, it was 3–4 years since the child was diagnosed with autism. | Early infantile autism as according to DSM-III. |
| Moh and Magiati, 2012 | 102. Out of the 98 children who reported gender, 82 were males, and 16 were females. | Age range = 2–17 years, 3months (M = 7 years, 3 months; SD = 2 years, 9months). | Out of the 93 responses received, age range: 16–96 months (M = 40.7 months, SD = 14.4 months). | Out of the 99 children who reported diagnosis: Autistic Disorder (n = 25), ASD (n = 65), Asperger's Syndrome (n = 2), PDD-NOS (n = 7). |
| Nikmat et al., 2008 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Quilendrino et al., 2015 | Phase 1 (Focus group discussion): 10 children (7 males, 3 females). Phase 2 (survey): 41 children (36 males, 5 females). | Phase 1 (M = 75.43 months, SD = 33.74 months). Phase 2 (M = 60.73 months, SD = 17.45 months). | Quantitative analysis from survey (M = 39.39 months). | Autism |
| Rahman et al., 2012 | 2 (one daughter, one son) | Daughter: 7 years. Son: 9 years. | Not stated. | Daughter: Autistic Disorder. Son: PDD-NOS, comorbid with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD). |
| Rejani and Ting, 2015 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | Autism |
| Resurreccion, 2013 | 10 | Age range = 6–20 years; M = 11.9 years | Not stated. | Autistic Disorder |
| Roffeei et al., 2015 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Santoso et al., 2015 | 14 | M = 7.9 years | Not stated. | ASD |
| Siah and Tan, 2015 | Male (72%), female (21%). | 7 years or below (56.63%), 7 – 14 years (19.28%), above 14 years (24.09%). | Not stated. | ASD |
| Siah and Tan, 2016 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Sian and Tan, 2012 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | ASD |
| Tait and Mundia, 2012 | 30 | M = 7.4 years | Not stated. | ASD |
| Ting and Chuah, 2010 | 12 | Not stated. | 2 years (n = 2); 4–5 years (n = 10). | ASD |
| Vetrayan et al., 2013 | 33 | Age range = 0–6 years (39.4%), 7–12 years (48.5%), 13–18 years (12.1%). | Not stated. | “Moderately autistic” (n = 10), “Severely autistic” (n = 23). |
| Wahyuni, 2013 | 2 | Case study 1 = 12 years. Case study 2 = Not stated. | Case study 1 = 2 years. Case study 2 = 3 years/ | Autistic Disorder |
| Wisessathorn et al., 2013 | 333 (n = 255, 76.6% were males). | Age range = 2–17 years; M = 7.83 years; SD = 3.46 years. | M = 3.59 years; SD = 3.46 years. | ASD |
| Xue et al., 2014 | 65 (n = 60, 92.3% were males). | Age range = 3.2–11.8 years (M = 6.9 years, SD = 2.1 years). One child's age was not reported. | M = 35.3 months (n = 64). | ASD (n = 46; 73%), Autistic Disorder (n = 12; 19%), Asperger's syndrome (n = 3; 4.8%), PDD-NOS (n = 2; 3.2%). The diagnoses of two children were not reported. |
| Yeo and Lu, 2012 | Not stated. | Not stated. | Not stated. | Autistic Disorder |
M, Mean; SD, Standard Deviation.