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Table 5 Number and percentage of individuals with autism spectrum disorder accessing services and Chi-squared analysis

From: Persistence and predictors of self-injurious behaviour in autism: a ten-year prospective cohort study

 

Absent

(No SIB T1 or T3)

N = 37

Transient

(SIB at either T1 or T3)

N = 18

Persistent

(SIB T1 and T3)

N = 11

Chi-squared test

χ2

df

p value

GP

34

(92%)

16

(89%)

10

(91%)

0.132

2

.936

Psychiatrist

12

(32%)

9

(50%)

4

(36%)

1.601

2

.449

Clinical psychologist

11

(30%)

9

(50%)

1

(9%)

5.436

2

.066

Occupational therapist

9

(24%)

5

(28%)

6

(55%)

3.741

2

.154

Speech and language therapist

11

(30%)

9

(50%)

6

(55%)

3.353

2

.187

Support group

10

(27%)

6

(33%)

4

(36%)

0.458

2

.795

Social worker

19

(51%)

10

(57%)

9

(82%)

3.264

2

.196

Nurse

8

(22)

5

(28%)

5

(45%)

2.431

2

.297

Paediatriciana

2

(5%)

7

(40%)

5

(45%)

12.765

2

.002*

  1. aPost hoc analysis showed both the persistent and transient group accessed paediatricians more than the absent group (p < .001)
  2. *p < .05
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Molecular Autism

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