Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

	Families Living w/ASD			Typical Families
	N	Mean (SD) or %	Range	N	Mean (SD) or %	Range
Caregiver Age (Years)	110	40.02 (9.29)	26–68	119	39.47 (9.13)	21–67
Caregiver Relationship to Child	112			123
Mother		76.8%			86.2%
Father		17.0%			8.9%
Other		6.3%			4.9%
Caregiver Race	112			123
American Indian/Alaskan		3.6%			0%
Asian		2.7%			3.3%
Black or African American		6.3%			4.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is.		0.9%			0%
White		84.8%			88.6%
Other		1.8%			3.3%
Caregiver Ethnicity (% Hispanic)	112	14.3%		123	8.1%
Caregiver Highest Education**	112			123
Less than High School		0.9%			1.6%
High School Graduate		19.6%			19.5%
Partial College		33.0%			14.6%
College Graduate		32.1%			35.8%
Graduate/Professional		14.3%			28.5%
Child Age (Years)**	112	10.71 (3.80)	4.0–18.83	123	9.08 (4.03)	4.17–18.0
Child Gender (% Male)**	112	78.6%		123	48.8%
SCQ Score	112	21.68 (5.84)	13–34	--	--	--
Child Educational Placement**	112			123
School for Children with DD		23.2%			0%
Homeschooled		9.8%			8.9%
0% of Day with TD Peers		2.7%			1.6%
1–39% of Day with TD Peers		14.3%			7.3%
40–79% of Day with TD Peers		14.3%			0.8%
80–99% of Day with TD Peers		8.0%			5.7%
100% of Day with TD Peers		27.7%			75.6%
Number of Children in Family	112	2.54 (1.23)	1–6	123	2.28 (1.11)	1–6
Number of Adults in Home	112	2.06 (.88)	1–5	123	1.96 (.59)	1–5
Annual Household Income*	110			120
Less than $20,000		11.8%			7.5%
$21,000-$40,000		26.4%			11.7%
$40,001-$60,000		20.9%			20.8%
$60,001-$90,000		17.3%			22.5%
Over $90,000		23.6%			37.5%

^*Significantly different between groups at p<.05;

^**p<.01;

ASD=Autism Spectrum Disorder; DD=Developmental Disabilities; SCQ=Social Communication Questionnaire; TD=Typically developing