Table 1.

Demographic information of the participants of the Focus Group Interview

Participant group	N	Age range	Sex	Education	Occupation	Range of interview duration
Adults	16	19–32	16 M	High school graduate– Doctoral level graduate	Unemployed, university student, research assistant, office worker and others	90–110
Caregivers	12	47–61	12 F	Middle school graduate– Master’s level graduate	Housewife, office worker, nutritionist, tutor, ensemble leader, caregiver and others	110–150
Professionals	11	28–52	2 M, 9 F	University graduate– Doctoral level graduate	Social worker, special education teacher, development center director, foundation secretary-general, centre director, culinary therapist, NGO café administrator	90–150
Total	39	19–61	18 M, 21 F			90–150

Adults: adults with ASD, Caregivers: caregivers of adults with ASD, Professionals: professionals who work with adults with ASD, M: male, F: females, ASD: autism spectrum disorders, NGO: non-governmental organization