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Participants’ response to the open-ended question “In your opinion which babies are at increased risk for autism?”
| Response(s) | SLPs | OTs | CPs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological factors | |||
| Genetic | 43 | 5 | 20 |
| Birth-related | 30 | 7 | 20 |
| Neurological | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Parental | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Environmental factors | 54 | 26 | 6 |
| Familial | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Social | 2 | 3 | - |
| Others | 3 | 1 | - |
| Nil | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 159 | 51 | 58 |
SLPs: Speech-Language Pathologists; OTs: Occupational Therapists; CPs: Clinical Psychologists
