| Questions on parents’ work routine | Answer options Number (%) | |||
| 1) Do you have difficulty with your daily work routine because you do not have someone to help care for your child? | Never 18 (7.0) | Rarely 28 (11.0) | Sometimes 117 (45.9) | Often 92 (36.1) |
| 2) Does the care required by your child with ASD make you tired, interfering with the development of your work activities? | Never 1 (0.4) | Rarely 7 (2.7) | Sometimes 55 (21.6) | Often 192 (75.3) |
| 3) How much can you dedicate to your career since your child’s ASD diagnosis? | Too much 70 (27.5) | A little 178 (69.8) | Nothing 7 (2.7) | -- |
| 4) Has your workload changed since your child’s ASD diagnosis? | There was no change 123 (48.2) | Decreased 106 (41.6) | Increased 26 (10.2) | |
| 5) How often is your daily work routine affected by the care demands required by your child with ASD? (e.g., missing work, arriving late, or leaving work early). | Never 5 (2.0) | Rarely 28 (11.0) | Sometimes 109 (42.7) | Often 113 (44.3) |
| 6) Is it easy to reconcile your daily work routine with the care demands of your child with ASD? | Easy 84 (32.9) | Neither easy nor difficult 31 (12.2) | Difficult 140 (54.9) | |
| 7) In your opinion, how much does your child’s ASD condition affect your daily work routine? | Nothing 18 (7.1) | A little 101 (39.6) | Too much 136 (53.3) | -- |