Table 1 Characteristics of the sample participants
From: How much of my true self can i show? social adaptation in autistic women: a qualitative study
Case number | Age | Age at ASD diagnosis | Diagnosisa | Additional diagnoses/ psychiatric symptoms | Employment status | Living arrangements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41 | 36 | Asperger’s syndrome, ADHD | (Depression, PTSD, social anxiety disorder, hyperventilation syndrome)b | Part-time | With a partner and a dependent |
2 | 40 | 30 | Pervasive Developmental Disorder | (Bipolar disorder) | Self-employment | With a partner and a dependent |
3 | 50 | 36 | Pervasive Developmental Disorder | nil | Part-time | With a partner and dependents |
4c | 48 | 35 | Asperger’s syndrome | (Bipolar disorder) | Part-time | With a partner and other family member(s) |
5 | 38 | 25 | Asperger’s syndrome | nil | Unemployed | Self-reliant |
6 | 34 | 24 | Pervasive Developmental Disorder | nil | Full-time | Self-reliant |
7 | 31 | 21 | ASD, ADHD | (Depression) | Part-time | In supported accommodation |
8 | 29 | 17 | ASD | Delusional disorder | Unemployed | Self-reliant |
9 | 28 | 24 | ASD, ADHD | Panic disorder | Unemployed | With parents |
10c | 28 | 28 | ASD, ADHD | Obsessive-compulsive disorder | Full-time | Self-reliant |