Table 3 Further information on psychiatric diagnostic profile
From: A comparative study of autistic and non-autistic women’s experience of motherhood
Non-autistic | Autistic | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosed | Self-identified | |||
Received an autism diagnosis or suspected they were autistic following the birth of one of their children | ||||
Yes | - | 142 (61%) | 88 (73%) | 0.007 |
No | 66 (28%) | 16 (13%) | ||
Not applicable | 26 (11%) | 16 (13%) | ||
Had a diagnosis of autism refused | ||||
Yes | - | - | 7 (6%) | 0.016 |
No | 131 (99%) | - | 113 (94%) | |
Not applicable | 1 (<1%) | 235 (100%) | - | |
Has a diagnosis of another psychiatric/psychological condition | ||||
Yes | 59 (45%) | 171 (72%) | 92 (77%) | 0.004 |
No | 73 (55%) | 64 (27%) | 28 (23%) | |