Play, Playfulness, and Self-Efficacy: Parental Experiences with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Table 1

Description of participants.

Participants	Age	Gender and age of the child with ASD	Couple living together/apart	Additional members of the family
Mother 1	25	Female, 7	Together	2 sisters (5 and 3 y/o, respectively)
Father 1	31
Mother 2	38	Female, 4	Together	No additional members
Father 2	43
Mother 3	27	Male, 5	Apart	Child lives with mother but stays with father frequently. Has a brother (14 y/o) on his father’s side, who lives with the father
Father 3	43
Mother 4	40	Male, 5	Together	No additional members
Father 4	45