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Table 3 Compared percentages of victimisation types (lifetime)

From: Victimisation in a French population of children and youths with autism spectrum disorder: a case control study

 

ASD (n = 39)

Controls (n = 53)

Robbery

4 (10.3%)

3 (5.7%)

Personal theft

9 (23.1%)

18 (34.0%)

Vandalism

10 (25.6%)

13 (24.5%)

Assault with weapon**

9 (23.1%)

2 (3.8%)

Assault without weapon

22 (56.4%)

26 (49.1%)

Attempted assault

15 (38.5%)

15 (28.3%)

Kidnapping

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

Bias attack

12 (30.8%)

7 (13.2%)

Physical abuse by caregiver

3 (7.7%)

6 (11.3%)

Psychological/emotional abuse

13 (33.3%)

11 (20.8%)

Neglect

1 (2.6%)

1 (1.9%)

Custodial interference/family abduction

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.8%)

Gang or group assault

4 (10.3%)

4 (7.5%)

Peer or sibling assault

26 (66.7%)

32 (60.4%)

Nonsexual genital assault

2 (5.1%)

2 (3.8%)

Bullying***

18 (46.2%)

6 (11.3%)

Emotional bullying*

23 (59%)

17 (32.1%)

Dating violence

1 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

Sexual assault by known adult

1 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

Nonspecific sexual assault

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Sexual assault by peer

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Rape: attempted or completed

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

Flashing/sexual exposure

1 (2.6%)

3 (5.7%)

Verbal sexual harassment

3 (7.7%)

3 (5.7%)

Witness to domestic violence

1 (2.6%)

2 (3.8%)

Witness to parent assault of sibling

2 (5.1%)

3 (5.7%)

Witness to assault with weapon

5 (12.8%)

6 (11.3%)

Witness to assault without weapon

11 (28.2%)

14 (26.4%)

Burglary of family household

6 (15.4%)

7 (13.2%)

Murder of family member or friend

2 (5.1%)

0 (0.0%)

Witness to murder

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Exposure to random shootings, terrorism, or riots

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.9%)

Exposure to war or ethnic conflict

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. The data are expressed as absolute value (percentage)
  2. ASD autism spectrum disorder
  3. * Significance threshold p < 0.05. ** Significance threshold p < 0.01. *** Significance threshold p < 0.001