Table 1.

General Characteristics of the Study Sample (n = 191)

Variables	Mean ± SD or n, %
Age (years)	24.04 ± 8.36
Gender, male	144, 75.4%
Cognitive impairment	80, 41.9%
ASD DSM 5 severity
Level 1	43, 22.5%
Level 2	76, 39.8%
Level 3	72, 37.7%
Familiar history of ASD	5, 2.6%
Familiar history of psychiatric disorders	27, 14.1%
Marital status
Single	182, 95.3%
Married	5, 2.6%
Separated/divorced	4, 2.1%
Employment status
Unemployed	111, 58.1%
Student	59, 30.9%
Employed	12, 6.3%
Sheltered job	9, 4.7%
Current use of psychotropic medication	108, 56.5%
Antipsychotic	71, 37.2%
Antidepressant	39, 15.7%
Antiepileptic/mood stabilizers	44, 23%
Benzodiazepine	29, 15.2%