Table 2.

Psychotropic medication usage among participants with ASD

	Reported lifetime use, n (%)
Stimulants	6 (6.3%)
Antidepressants	74 (78.7%)
Anxiolytics	29 (31.2%)
Hypnotics	17 (18.1%)
Mood stabilisers	6 (6.5%)
Antipsychotics	25 (26.3%)

Reported psychotropic medication usage in participants with ASD based on the National Centre for Mental Health questionnaire response fields. n indicates the number of individuals reporting usage of medication of this type; % indicates the percentage of the total amount of participants that responded.

ASD, autism spectrum disorder.