Table 1.
Participant Demographics Table
| Variables | Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC(D) male (n = 78) |
ASC(D) female (n = 128) |
ASC(SI) male (n = 15) |
ASC(SI) female (n = 56) |
|
| Mean (SD)/n (%) | ||||
| Age | 42 (11.65) | 36.42 (10.57) | 36.57 (9.83) | 39.34 (8.64) |
| AQ total score | 35.48 (7) | 37.62 (7.75) | 32.8 (7.82) | 34.29 (6.28) |
| Age diagnosed with ASC | 36.65 (13.93) | 32.31 (12.04) | — | — |
| Camouflage total score | 13.12 (3.99) | 14.9 (3.6) | 10.93 (4.7) | 13.34 (3.61) |
| Lifetime NSSI | 41 (56.9) | 85 (78.7) | 6 (42.9) | 43 (81.1) |
| Suicidality | ||||
| SBQ-R total score | 10.49 (4.13) | 10.88 (3.96) | 10.21 (3.77) | 9.56 (3.89) |
| % ≥ general population cutoff | 60 (80) | 96 (82.1) | 11 (78.6) | 38 (73.1) |
| % ≥ psychiatric population cutoff | 55 (73.3) | 90 (76.9) | 11 (78.6) | 35 (67.3) |
| Lifetime suicidal ideation | 19 (25.3) | 14 (12) | 3 (21.4) | 10 (18.9) |
| Lifetime suicide plan | 27 (36) | 46 (39.3) | 7 (50) | 24 (45.3) |
| Lifetime suicide attempt | 26 (34.7) | 51 (43.6) | 3 (21.4) | 25 (26.4) |
| ASC subtype | ||||
| HFA/AS | 63 (80.8) | 113 (88.3) | — | — |
| Autism/classic autism | 0 (0) | 3 (2.3) | — | — |
| ASC unspecified | 9 (11.5) | 7 (5.5) | — | — |
| PDD/PDD-NOS | 1 (1.3) | 1 (0.8) | — | — |
| Other | 5 (6.4) | 4 (3.1) | — | — |
| Education type | ||||
| Mainstream | 70 (89.7) | 113 (88.3) | 15 (100) | 54 (96.4) |
| Home | 1 (1.3) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Special | 3 (3.8) | 6 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Private/boarding | 4 (5.1) | 6 (4.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Support | ||||
| Need/receive support | 60 (78.9) | 95 (79.8) | 5 (33.3) | 37 (71.2) |
| Unmet support needsa | 3.03 (2.65) | 3.67 (2.61) | 2.8 (2.77) | 3.05 (2.34) |
| Occupational status | ||||
| Employed | 36 (46.2) | 67 (52.8) | 10 (71.4) | 34 (61.8) |
| Volunteering | 5 (6.4) | 9 (7.1) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) |
| Student | 6 (7.7) | 24 (18.9) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (1.8) |
| Unemployed/unable to work | 29 (37.2) | 25 (19.7) | 3 (21.4) | 17 (30.9) |
| Retired | 2 (2.6) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Mental health or other condition | ||||
| ≥1 mental health or other condition | 67 (85.9) | 117 (92.1) | 9 (64.3) | 44 (78.6) |
| Depression | 60 (76.9) | 103 (81.1) | 8 (57.1) | 40 (71.4) |
| Anxiety | 49 (62.8) | 95 (74.8) | 6 (42.9) | 35 (62.5) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 11 (14.1) | 28 (22) | 0 (0) | 5 (8.9) |
| Bipolar disorder | 4 (5.1) | 11 (8.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.1) |
| Personality disorder | 6 (7.7) | 19 (15) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (10.7) |
| Schizophrenia | 3 (3.8) | 5 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Anorexia nervosa | 1 (1.3) | 12 (9.4) | 0 (0) | 6 (10.7) |
| Bulimia | 0 (0) | 4 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.1) |
| Myalgic encephalopathy | 4 (5.1) | 11 (8.7) | 1 (7.1) | 6 (10.7) |
| Tourettes | 2 (2.6) | 3 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Epilepsy | 2 (2.6) | 4 (3.1) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (5.4) |
| Other | 13 (16.7) | 26 (20.5) | 0 (0) | 11 (19.6) |
| Developmental condition | ||||
| ≥1 developmental condition | 15 (19.2) | 32 (25) | 1 (7.1) | 42 (75) |
| Dyspraxia | 4 (5.1) | 15 (11.7) | 0 (0) | 4 (7.1) |
| Learning disability | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Learning difficulty | 0 (0) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) |
| Dyscalculia | 3 (3.8) | 3 (2.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (3.6) |
| Dyslexia | 6 (7.7) | 10 (7.8) | 0 (0) | 8 (14.3) |
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder | 2 (2.6) | 14 (10.9) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (5.4) |
| Developmental delay | 1 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Other | 3 (3.8) | 5 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.8) |
a
represents unmet support needs calculated by (total n areas support ideally liked—total n areas support actually received).
AQ, autism spectrum quotient; AS, asperger syndrome; ASC, autism spectrum condition; D, diagnosed; HFA, high functioning autism; NSSI, non-suicidal self-injury; PDD, pervasive developmental disorder; PDD-NOS, pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified; SBQ-R, suicidal behaviours questionnaire - revised; SD, standard deviation; SI, self-identified.