Table 1.

Demographics of mothers and fathers of children with ASD.

Number	Participant	Relationship to child	Age Range	Race/ethnicity	Religion	Marital status	Level of educatio	Employment status
1	Aneesa	Mother	40–50	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Free Lance
2	Ahmad	Father	40–50	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Free Lance
3	Beetha	Mother	30–40	Indian	Christian	Married	Degree	Med Doctor
4	Camilah	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Housewife
5	Delina	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Teacher
6	Farena	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Executive
7	Ghaida	Mother	40–50	Malay	Muslim	Married	High school	Housewife
8	Farid	Father	40–50	Malay	Muslim	Married	High school	Clerk
9	Hana	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	PhD	Lecturer
10	Imran	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	PhD	Lecturer
11	Junaina	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Housewife
								Previously was a teacher
12	Keen	Mother	40–50	Chinese	Free Thinker	Married	Degree	Housewife
								Previously was an executive
13	Leena	Mother	30–40	Indian	Christian	Married	Diploma	Housewife
14	Liya (Intan)	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Housewife
								Previously was an executive
15	Mawi	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Diploma	Executive
16	Nasyran	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Diploma	Government Servant
	(Jo)
17	Tahera	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Executive
18	Razila	Mother	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Senior IT executive
19	Ramli	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Master	Senior IT engineer
20	Rashid	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Degree	Research officer
21	Suhaimi	Father	30–40	Malay	Muslim	Married	Master	Lecturer
22	Tahir	Father	40–50	Malay	Muslim	Married	Master	Lecturer

All names have been changed to pseudonyms; parents’ individual ages are reported in 10-year intervals to protect confidentiality.