Relationship between children with neurodevelopmental disorders and their caregivers and friends during early phase of COVID-19 school closure in Japan: Association with difficulty in implementing infection prevention measures

Table 1 Children’s demographic data

	Total number of responses	N	%
Child: Sex	133
Male		104	78.2
Female		29	21.8
Child’s age, Mean (SD)	133	9.92	2.3 (SD)
Number of caregivers	132
Single caregiver		25	18.9
Two caregivers		107	81.1
Number of sibling(s)	133
0		36	27.1
1		68	51.1
2		26	19.6
3		3	2.3
Sibling(s) with disabilities		37	27.8
Fathers’ work status	125
Employed		123	98.4
Changes in work patterns		47	37.6
Mothers’ work status	131
Employed		79	60.3
Changes in work patterns		32	24.4
Diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders	128
ASD^*		64	50.0
ASD and ADHD		21	16.4
ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders		14	10.9
ADHD		10	7.8
ASD and ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders		7	5.5
ADHD and other neurodevelopmental disorders		3	2.3
^aOther neurodevelopmental disorders		3	2.3
School non-attendance before the spread of infection	132	12	9.1

^aIncluding intellectual disability, learning disability, and other neurological diseases
^*ASD: autism spectrum disorder, ADHD: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ISSN: 1753-2000