Table 3.
Diagnosis and intervention.
| Characteristics | Variable | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Childe age when diagnosed | 1–3 | 64.1% |
| 4–6 | 32.3% | |
| 7–9 | 3.5% | |
| Child Education | Private School | 13% |
| Governmental School | 17% | |
| Special needs school | 46.6% | |
| Not at school Because: | ||
| Young Age | 4.5% | |
| School not available | 12.6% | |
| Other | 6.3% | |
| How long did it take to be diagnosed? | 1 Month | 23.5% |
| 1–3 Months | 20.2% | |
| 4–7 Months | 11.7% | |
| 8–12 Months | 24.6% | |
| More than A year | 20% | |
| Type of clinic that made the diagnosis | Government | 59.2% |
| Private | 40.8% | |
| Service Available for diagnosis and treatment? | Yes | 40.8% |
| No | 40.4% | |
| I don’t know | 18.8% | |
| Once diagnosed, did he/she start treatment? | Yes | 72.6% |
| No | 27.4% | |
| Did the Childe improve after treatment? | Yes | 74.9% |
| No | 25.1% | |
| Did you receive the appropriate psychological support? | Yes | 9.9% |
| No | 40.4% | |
| To some extent | 49.7% | |
| Satisfaction of services provided | Yes | 7.2% |
| No | 49.8% | |
| To some extent | 43% | |
| Stigma | No | 73.1% |
| Yes | 26.9% | |
| Cost of Diagnosis | None | 28.7% |
| Up to 1000 SR | 17% | |
| Up to 3000 SR | 15.2% | |
| Up to 6000 SR | 15.7% | |
| Up to 10,000 SR | 23.3% | |
| The primary symptom noticed | Speech delay | 70.9% |
| Communication issues | 61.9% | |
| Repetitive movements | 50.7% | |
| Different playing style | 48% | |
| No danger senses | 38.6% | |
| Socially isolated | 35.4% | |
| Annoyed by sounds or colors | 26% | |
| Learning problems | 25.1% |