Table 1.
Participant demographics.
| Participant demographics | Number of participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Province | Prince Edward Island | 5 |
| New Brunswick | 1 | |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | |
| Did not respond | 1 | |
| Community | Urban | 7 |
| Remote | 6 | |
| Did not respond | 2 | |
| Gender of parents | Male | 1 |
| Female | 14 | |
| Age categories | 31-40 | 3 |
| 41-50 | 8 | |
| 51-60 | 4 | |
| Marital status | Married/Common law | 11 |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 4 | |
| Education level | High school | 3 |
| College diploma/some university | 1 | |
| Undergraduate degree | 4 | |
| Graduate degree | 7 | |
| Employment status | Employed full time | 13 |
| Unemployed | 2 | |
| Gender of child | Male | 12 |
| Female | 3 | |
| Age of diagnosis of ASD | 2-5 y | 8 |
| 6-9 y | 4 | |
| 10-14 y | 3 | |
| Child’s diagnosis | ASD | 8 |
| ASD and other disorders including anxiety, depression, eating disorder, sensory integration disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder) | 7 | |
| Total yearly household income | $20 000 to less than $30 000 | 2 |
| $60 000 to less than $70 000 | 1 | |
| $70 000 to less than $80 000 | 2 | |
| $80 000 to less than $90 000 | 1 | |
| Over $90 000 | 6 | |
| Did not respond | 3 | |