Table 1 Demographics of the children with NDD in families taking part in the study
| Â | All children | Group 1 | Group 2 | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Background variables | % | n | % | n | % | n | p |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.2471 |
Girl | 16.0 | 8 | 24.0 | 6 | 8.0 | 2 | Â |
Boy | 84.0 | 42 | 76.0 | 19 | 92.0 | 23 | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.0412 |
< 7 | 62.0 | 31 | 76.0 | 19 | 48.0 | 12 | Â |
≥ 7 | 38.0 | 19 | 24.0 | 6 | 52.0 | 13 |  |
Child’s daytime activity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0372 |
In daycare | 66.0 | 33 | 80.0 | 20 | 52.0 | 13 | Â |
At school | 34.9 | 17 | 20.0 | 5 | 48.0 | 12 | Â |
Main diagnose of the child | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | - |
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder | 22.0 | 11 | 20.0 | 5 | 24.0 | 6 | Â |
Autism spectrum disorder | 28.0 | 14 | 24.0 | 6 | 32.0 | 8 | Â |
Delayed milestone | 20.0 | 10 | 32.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 2 | Â |
Speech and language disorders | 12.0 | 6 | 12.0 | 3 | 12.0 | 3 | Â |
Specific learning disorder | 8.0 | 4 | - | - | 16.0 | 4 | Â |
Other (motoric or psychiatric problems, unclear) | 10.0 | 5 | 12.0 | 3 | 8.0 | 2 | Â |
How the child’s NDD problems affect his/her daily life |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |
No symptom/hardly any symptoms | 6.0 | 3 | 4.0 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | Â |
Symptoms occasionally | 10.0 | 5 | 4.0 | 1 | 16.0 | 4 | Â |
Symptoms often | 40.0 | 20 | 48.0 | 12 | 32.0 | 8 | Â |
Symptoms disturbing all the time | 44.0 | 22 | 44.0 | 11 | 44.0 | 11 | Â |