Table 1.
Search strategy in the included databases
| Databases | Number of abstracts |
|---|---|
| Web of science | 1191 |
| TITLE: (autis*) AND TOPIC: (expen*) | 215 |
| TITLE: (autis*) AND TOPIC: (cost*) | 500 |
| TITLE: (autis*) AND TOPIC: (econom*) | 249 |
| TITLE: (autis*) AND TOPIC: (spen*) | 94 |
| TITLE: (autis*) AND TOPIC: (financ*) | 133 |
| Medline through PubMed | 1333 |
| (autis*[Title/Abstract]) AND (expen*[Title/Abstract]) | 183 |
| (autis*[Title/Abstract]) AND (cost*[Title/Abstract]) | 617 |
| (autis*[Title/Abstract]) AND (econom*[Title/Abstract]) | 285 |
| (autis*[Title/Abstract]) AND (spend*[Title/Abstract]) | 97 |
| (autis*[Title/Abstract]) AND (financ*[Title/Abstract]) | 151 |
| Scopus | 1474 |
| TITLE-ABS (autis* AND expen*) | 199 |
| TITLE-ABS (autis* AND cost*) | 665 |
| TITLE-ABS (autis* AND econom*) | 313 |
| TITLE-ABS (autis* AND spend*) | 124 |
| TITLE-ABS (autis* AND financ*) | 173 |