Total participants | 458 |
Age, years | |
18–25 | 47 (10.3) |
26–40 | 148 (32.3) |
41–60 | 202 (44.1) |
≥61 | 61 (13.3) |
Sex | |
Male | 183 (40.0) |
Female | 244 (53.3) |
Did not report as male or femalea
| 14 (3.0) |
No response | 17 (3.7%) |
Qualifications achievedb
| |
Postgraduate degree | 74 (16.2) |
Bachelor’s degree | 163 (35.6) |
Diploma of higher education | 59 (12.9) |
Certificate of higher education | 49 (10.7) |
A-level or equivalent | 245 (53.5) |
General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) | 341 (74.5) |
Basic skills | 87 (19.0) |
No formal qualifications | 39 (8.5) |
Other | 76 (16.6) |
Employment statusb
| |
Employed without support | 142 (31.0) |
Employed with support | 6 (1.3) |
Self-employed | 36 (7.9) |
Volunteer | 58 (12.7) |
Unemployed | 194 (42.4) |
Retired | 25 (5.5) |
Other | 78 (17.0) |
Autism diagnosis | |
Formal diagnosis | 392 (85.6) |
Suspected or unsure or awaiting assessment | 66 (14.4) |
Mean age at diagnosis (SD; range) | 37.7 (15.6; 2.0–68.0) |
SRS score by severity categoryc
| |
Normal | 9 (2.3) |
Mild | 38 (9.6) |
Moderate | 121 (30.6) |
Severe | 227 (57.5) |
No response | 63 (13.8%) |
Mean (SD) | 116 (26) |
Intellectual disabilityd
| |
Formal diagnosis | 28 (6.1) |
Suspected | 33 (7.2) |
Type of secondary school attendedb
| |
Mainstream school | 424 (92.6) |
Specialist schooling (at any time) | 54 (11.8) |
Statement of special educational needs | |
Yes | 60 (13.1) |
No | 362 (79.0) |
Don’t know | 32 (7.0) |
No response | 4 (0.9) |
Additional help with learning received at mainstream schoolb
| |
No help | 349 (76.2) |
Classroom support | 35 (7.6) |
One-to-one instruction | 22 (4.8) |
Extra time for exams | 53 (11.6) |
Special equipment | 13 (2.8) |
Quiet room | 28 (6.1) |
Support person | 36 (7.9) |
Support received currentlyb
| |
Home | 135 (29.5) |
Employment | 45 (9.8) |
Health | 117 (25.5) |
Finance | 120 (26.2) |
Social | 67 (14.6) |
Lifelong learning | 56 (12.2) |
Community | 86 (18.8) |
Organisation | 70 (15.3) |
Do not receive support | 205 (44.8) |
Support needed currentlyb
| |
Home | 120 (26.2) |
Employment | 190 (41.5) |
Health | 161 (35.2) |
Finance | 202 (44.1) |
Social | 247 (53.9) |
Lifelong learning | 222 (48.5) |
Community | 136 (29.7) |
Organisation | 140 (30.6) |
Do not want to receive support | 61 (13.3) |
Completion of survey | |
On own | 371 (81.0) |
With help from somebody else | 77 (16.8) |
No response | 10 (2.2) |