Table 1.

Demographics of survey responses (n = 471)

	Frequency	Percent (%)
Relationship to ASD
Parent	414	87.9
Grandparent	16	3.4
Self	12	2.6
Sibling	4	0.9
Foster parent	1	0.2
Other	24	5.1
Location
Rural	107	23.2
Urban	354	76.8
Employment
Employed	222	47.4
Unemployed	246	52.6
Age
21 and under	402	86.6
Over 21	62	13.4
ASD severity*
Low	183	38.9
Medium	233	49.5
High	55	11.7

^*ASD severity scores of 0–26 are considered low severity, 27–53 as medium, and 54–80 as high