U.S. neurodivergent teen gamers parents online gaming safety confidence 2023

Only half the parents of neurodivergent young gamers in the United States felt generally confident about keeping their child safe online. A survey between September and October 2023 found that 49 percent of responding parents agreed that they knew how to keep their child safe when gaming online. About the same share of respondents also felt confident that their child knew how to stay safe when gaming online.

Confidence of keeping child safe when gaming online to parents of young neurodivergent gamers in the United States as of October 2023

Characteristic	NET agree	Neither agree or disagree	NET disagree
I feel confident knowing how to keep my child safe when gaming online	49%	32%	20%	-
I feel confident my child knows how to stay safe when gaming online	47%	31%	23%	-

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September and October 2023

Number of respondents

480 respondents

Age group

11 to 17 years

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

Young People survey. Base: all respondents UK n=369, US n=111

The survey was launched in the UK on the 7th September 2023 and in the US on the 15th September 2023 and closed on 15th October 2023.

According to the source, "an online survey of 12-17 year olds and their parents was promoted and distributed through UK and US charity partners and 480 surveys were completed; 77% (n=369) from the UK and 23% (n=111) from the US. Over half of parents who responded had one or more child/ren that had autism (56%, n=271), and half had one or more child/ren with ADHD (48%, n=231). Two-thirds of parents who had a child with autism (66%, n=317) said that their child had been given a formal diagnosis of autism, 13% (n=62) were in the process of getting a diagnosis and 13% (n=62) had a child with suspected autism but no formal diagnosis."

Values may not sum up due to rounding.

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