Table 2.

Characteristics of the Participants and Dietary Status (n = 23).

Characteristics of participants (n = 23)
Parents
Age	20–29	2	9%
	30–39	9	39%
	40–49	12	52%
Gender	male	0	0%
	female	23	100%
Children
Age	3 years old	9	39%
	4 years old	8	35%
	5 years old	4	17%
	6 years old	2	9%
	average ± SD	52.83 ± 12.1 months
Gender	boy	18	78%
	girl	5	22%
Diagnosis	ASD	19	83%
	SCQ (more than 15 points)	4	17%
Development agea	0 year old	2	9%
	1 year old	6	26%
	2 years old	5	22%
	3 years old	2	9%
	4 years old	1	4%
	unclear/unadministered	7	30%
Development Quotient (DQ)a	0–19 the most severe	0	0%
	20–34 severe	1	4%
	35–49 moderate	8	35%
	50–69 mild	4	17%
	70–border	2	9%
	unclear/unadministered	8	35%
Diet condition of participants (n = 23)
Degree of difficulty	great	6	26%
	normal	9	39%
	few	8	35%
	none	0	0%
Dietary unbalance (subjective view)	very unbalanced	7	31%
	unbalanced	9	38%
	few unbalanced	7	31%
	none	0	0%
Eatable food items before intervention (in 47 items)	1–10	5	21%
	11–20	7	31%
	21–30	7	31%
	more than 31	4	17%

^aKyodaishiki developmental schedule.