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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Autism. 2021 Nov 21;26(4):995–1000. doi: 10.1177/13623613211056408

Table 2.

Participant Characteristics

Child Factors N (%)
Race/Ethnicity (Indicated) 71 (54.20)
  Caucasian 65 (91.55)
  Hispanic/Latinx 31 (43.66)
  Asian/Pacific Islander 35 (49.30)
  African American/Black 35 (49.30)
  Native American 7 (9.86)
  Multiethnic/Multiracial 21 (29.58)
  Other 26 (36.62)
  % Caucasian (Mean) 74.85%
Gender (Indicated) 125 (95.42)
  Included ONLY male 6 (4.58)
  Included male and female 119 (90.84)
  % Female (Mean) 21.12%
Age Groups Included (Indicated; years:months) 128 (97.71)
   <2:11 15 (11.72)
   3–5:11 52 (40.63)
   6–11:11 109 (85.16)
   12–13:11 83 (64.84)
   14–18:11 55 (42.97)
   19–25 11 (8.59)
  More than one age group 118 (92.19)
Co-Occurring MH Condition (Indicated) 93 (70.99)
  Internalizing 61 (65.59)
  Externalizing 51 (54.84)
  Trauma 6 (6.45)
  ADHD 38 (40.86)
  Psychosis 3 (3.23)
  OCD 14 (15.05)
  Other 10 (10.75)
Presence of +1 co-occurring mental health condition 37 (39.78)
Cognitive Abilities (Indicated) 92 (70.23)
  High Cognitive Abilities Required 64 (69.57)
ASD Severity (Indicated) 37 (28.24)
Parent/Caregiver Factors N (%)

Race/Ethnicity (Indicated) 14 (10.69)
  Caucasian 12 (85.71)
  Hispanic/Latinx 3 (21.43)
  Asian/Pacific Islander 6 (42.86)
  African American 8 (57.14)
  Native American 3 (21.43)
  Multiethnic/Multiracial 3 (21.43)
  Other 2 (14.29)
  % Caucasian (Mean) 72.09%
Gender (Indicated) 64 (48.85)
  Included ONLY female 12 (18.75)
  % Female (Mean) 78.34%
Provider Factors N (%)

Discipline (Indicated) 107 (81.68)
  Psychology 87 (81.31)
  Social Work 12 (11.21)
  Marriage/Family Therapy 3 (2.80)
  Psychiatry 9 (8.41)
  Counseling 10 (9.35)
  Education 17 (15.89)
  Paraprofessionals 1 (.93)
  Other 30 (28.04)
Education (Indicated) 85 (64.89)
  Graduate school/Trainees 48 (56.47)
  PhD/MD 57 (67.06)
  Master’s level degree 30 (35.29)
  Bachelor’s degree 8 (9.41)

Note: Total Articles = 131