Table 1.
Characteristics of interview participants (n = 58)
| Parent gender | |
| Male | 9 |
| Female | 49 |
| Parent race | |
| White | 33 |
| Black/African American | 10 |
| Asian | 3 |
| Other | 9 |
| Prefer not to answer | 3 |
| Parent ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 13 |
| Parent income level | |
| <USD 40,000 | 11 |
| ≥USD 40,000 | 44 |
| Missing | 3 |
| Child's diagnosis | |
| ASD | 43 |
| BPD | 15 |
| Child's mean age, years | |
| ASD | 13.9 (range: 7–19) |
| BPD | 15.6 (range: 9–18) |
ASD, autism spectrum disorders; BPD, bipolar disorders.