Table 1.
Characteristics of the mothers and their children with ASD in the three experimental conditions
| MBPBS | MB | PBS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mothers | Children | Mothers | Children | Mothers | Children | |
| Number of participants | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Mean age/years (SD) | 40.03 (4.08) | 12.17 (1.62) | 36.74 (4.63) | 11.80 (1.65) | 38.09 (4.83) | 11.95 (1.68) |
| Age range (years) | 33–49 | 9–14 | 29–46 | 9–14 | 28–48 | 9–14 |
| Sex: females | 65 (100%) | 15 | 65 (100%) | 18 | 65 (100%) | 17 |
| Level of functioning | ||||||
| Average | na | 3 | na | 5 | na | 4 |
| Borderline | na | 16 | na | 18 | na | 19 |
| Mild | na | 46 | na | 42 | na | 42 |
| ASD level of support | ||||||
| Level 1 | na | 15 | na | 12 | na | 17 |
| Level 2 | na | 50 | na | 53 | na | 48 |
| Number of children on psychotropic medications | na | 29 | na | 26 | na | 27 |
| Number of children with diagnosed mental illness | na | 35 | na | 32 | na | 33 |
| Number of children with behavior plans for aggressive behavior | na | 65 | na | 65 | na | 65 |
MBPBS Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support, MB mindfulness-based practices, PBS positive behavior support, ASD autism spectrum disorder