Table 1 Summary of demographic information for participants from the UK meeting the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ) cut-off of 26 (N = 309)
Age (years) | M = 37.44, SD = 12.44 Range: 18–66 |
|---|---|
Gender | 116 (37.5%) male |
188 (60.8%) female | |
5 (1.6%) non-binary | |
Reported diagnosis | 179 (57.9%) Asperger’s syndrome |
78 (25.2%) Autism spectrum disorder (including ASD level one) | |
32 (10.4%) High functioning autism | |
20 (6.47%) Othera | |
Age at diagnosis | 231 (74.8%) adult (18–66; M = 36.02, SD = 11.15) |
69 (22.3%) child (3–17; M = 11.62, SD = 4.16) | |
AQ score | M = 38.31, SD = 5.86, range: 26–50 |
Ethnicity | 286 (92.6%) White |
22 (7.1%) mixed race, Asian, Black, Chinese or other | |
Location | 230 (74.4%) England |
32 (10.4%) Wales | |
43 (13.9%) Scotland, Northern Ireland or other | |
Education | Post-16: 239 (77.3%) |
Undergraduate degree 128 (41.4%) | |
Employed | 171 (55.3%) employed |
137 (44.3%) unemployed |