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Table 2 Themes, sub-themes and response rate. A description of each respondents answers according to each sub-theme and the total rate of answers per sub-theme (%)

From: Clinical practitioners’ experiences of psychological treatment for autistic children and adolescents with school attendance problems: a qualitative study

 

Interview

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Total

%

Treatment situation

SAPs and ASD

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

 

9

75

Prolonged SAPs

   

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

 

6

50

Challenging situation

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

10

83

Parental factors

x

  

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

83

Adjustments in school

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12

100

Treatment goals at CAP

“Our assignment”

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

10

83

Boundaries concerning treatment goals

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

11

92

Poor autcome

x

x

  

x

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

8

67

Frustration

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

x

x

10

83

Treatment interventions

Motivational work

x

  

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

10

83

Assessment of SAPs

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

11

92

Behavioral activation

   

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

  

6

50

Psychoeducation

 

x

x

 

x

x

 

x

  

x

 

6

50

Exposure

 

x

 

x

x

   

x

x

  

5

42

Parental support

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12

100

Collaboration

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

12

100

Change of school

 

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

9

75

ASD assessment

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

x

10

83

Desired development

Early detection

 

x

x

 

x

x

    

x

 

5

42

School mapping

 

x

  

x

 

x

    

x

4

33

The school’ competence

 

x

x

x

 

x

    

x

x

6

50

Increased collaboration

x

x

   

x

 

x

  

x

x

6

50

  1. Notes. ASD autism spectrum disorder, SAPs school attendance problems, assessment, SAPs assessments of psychiatric illness and SAPS, ASD assessment: autism assessment, CAP Child and adolescent psychiatry