Table 1.
Sample description
| Variables | N = 210 | |
|---|---|---|
| Placementa | ||
| Special school | 107 (50.9%) | |
| Special classroom | 69 (32.8%) | |
| Inclusion | 34(16.2%) | |
| Missing values | 0 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 184 (87.6%) | |
| Female | 26 (12.4%) | |
| Missing values | 0 | |
| Number of school years | M = 6.41 | SD = 3.62 |
| Missing values | 0 | |
| Gestational age (weeks): | M = 38.37 | SD = 2.68 |
| Missing values | 113 | |
| Weight at birth (grams) | M = 3114 | SD = 723 |
| Missing values | 0 | |
| Type of pregnancy | ||
| Planned | 38 (52.1%) | |
| Unplanned | 23 (31.5%) | |
| After medical treatments | 12 (16.4%) | |
| Missing values | 137 | |
| Type of birth | ||
| Natural | 88 (68.2%) | |
| Caesarian | 41 (31.8%) | |
| Missing values | 81 | |
| Number of siblings | M = 2.27 | SD = 1.03 |
| Missing values | 18 | |
| Diagnosing professional | ||
| Psychiatric | 72 (61%) | |
| Psychologist | 17 (14%) | |
| Neurologist | 21(18%) | |
| Pediatrician | 9 (7%) | |
| Missing values | 91 | |
| Diagnosis | ||
| ASD | 30 (16.0%) | |
| PDD without further description | 44 (23.4%) | |
| PDD-NOS | 77 (41.0%) | |
| Asperger’s | 14 (7.4%) | |
| Autistic Disorder | 23 (12.2%) | |
| Missing values | 22 | |
| Adaptive functioning | ||
| Inclusion | 3 (M = 66.00, SD = 5.196) | |
| Special classrooms | 10 (M = 69.70, SD = 11.452 ) | |
| Special Schools | 26 (M = 54.47, SD = 9.424) | |
| Missing values | 171 |
aRefers to the student's placement upon graduation or in the past year.