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. 2021 Jul 30;52(8):3353–3365. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05211-5

Table 1.

Child and parent demographics based upon parent report (N = 106)

N %
Child demographics
 Gender of child Male 71 67
 School enrolled into Mainstream 90 85
Special/specialist 16 15
 Formally diagnosed co-occurring diagnoses Anxiety 69 65
Depression 14 13
ADHD/ADD 44 42
Motor difficulties/Dyspraxia 11 10
Speech and language disorder 22 21
Intellectual disability 12 11
Caregiver and family demographics
 Relationship to child Mother 94 89
 Age group Up to 30 years 3 3
31–40 years 37 35
41–50 years 58 54
51 years or older 7 7
Did not wish to disclose age 1 1
 Parent self-reported diagnoses (lifetime) Mental health disorder 36 34
Autism 7 7
 Education level Tertiary level 82 7
 Parent employment status In paid employment 57 54
Unemployed/studying/not in paid employment 49 46
 Family income (AUD$) Below $37,000 19 18
$37,001-$80,000 23 22
$80,001-$180,000 40 38
$180,001 or above 18 17
Did not wish to disclose 6 6