Table 3 Quantitative summary of qualitative results
From: Parent attitudes towards predictive testing for autism in the first year of life
| Â | Parents with autism experience (AE; n=30) | Parents with no autism experience (NAE; n=25) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Interest in categorical/diagnostic prediction | ||||
  Yes | 20 | 97% | 17 | 68% |
   Yes, if concerned | 1 | 3% | 7 | 28% |
   No | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4% |
Interest in prediction of a child’s future support needs | ||||
   Yes | 17 | 59% | 20 | 83% |
   No | 6 | 21% | 1 | 4% |
   Ambivalent | 6 | 21% | 3 | 13% |
   Not asked | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
Judgement of which type of inaccurate result would cause most stress | ||||
   False negative | 19 | 79% | 16 | 70% |
   False positive | 3 | 13% | 6 | 26% |
   Ambivalent | 2 | 8% | 1 | 4% |
   Not asked | 6 | -- | 2 | -- |