Table 1.

Total Number and Percent of Children with ASD and Control Children to Receive Referrals to The TNDCS Hotline, to Be Screened In for Further Action, and to Have Substantiated Maltreatment.

	Relative to TN-ADDM Population
CPS system contact	ASD		Control		Odds Ratio
	N = 387		N = 23,921
	n	%	n	%	ASD:Control
Referrals	67	17.3	1,766	7.4	2.63
Further action	42	10.6	1,629	6.8	1.68
Substantiated maltreatment	15	3.9	822	3.4	1.15
	Relative to total number of referrals to TNDCS hotline
	n = 67		n = 1,766
Further action	42	62.7	1,618	91.6	0.15
Substantiated maltreatment	15	35.7	822	50.8	0.54

Note: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorders; TNDCS = Tennessee Department of Children’s Services; CPS = children protective services; TN-ADDM = Tennessee Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring