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Table 1 Participant and Child Characteristics

From: Shaping healthy habits in children with neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders: parent perceptions of barriers, facilitators and promising strategies

Characteristic

Participants (n = 24)

Parent

 Married or cohabitating

15 (63%)

 Non-Hispanic White

23 (96%)

 Mothers

23 (96%)

 Completed college or graduate school

18 (75%)

 Child qualifies for free or reduced cost-lunch

3 (13%)

 More than one child

15 (63%)

 More than one child with special needs

7 (29%)

Child

 Age (yrs)

11.6 (2.2)

 Male

18 (75%)

Diagnoses

 ASD

12 (50%)

 ADHD

16 (67%)

 Anxiety

16 (67%)

 Mood

14 (58%)

 Multiple

21 (88%)