Lived Experiences of Mothers Raising Children with Autism in Chitwan District, Nepal

Table 2

Characteristics of autistic children (n = 9).

Variables	Frequency
Age group (years)
6–10	7
11–15	2
Sex
Male	6
Female	3
Age at the time of diagnosis of child
3 years	3
4 years	4
5 years	1
12 years	1
Involvement of child
Care center	9
Capable of self-care
Yes	6
No	3

Mean age ± SD = 8.55 ± 2.05, range = 6–12 years.