Table 1.
Sample characteristics and matching (t-tests were run to compare the groups on each measure).
| ASD M (SD) |
Neurotypical M (SD) |
p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolescents | Age (years) | 12.80 (1.32) | 12.97 (0.56) | .525 |
| WISC-IV Vocabulary | 37.68 (7.37) | 39.16 (5.60) | .321 | |
| WISC-IV Block Design | 48.64 (8.17) | 48.18 (8.70) | .818 | |
| Raven’s APM | 7.43 (2.49) | 7.78 (2.08) | .507 | |
| Estimated IQ | 102.29 (11.84) | 104.00 (11.61) | .536 | |
| Adults | Age (years) | 22.81 (6.41) | 22.26 (5.39) | .768 |
| WASI-II Vocabulary | 41.08 (8.67) | 39.19 (8.59) | .429 | |
| Operation Span | 14.54 (7.37) | 14.11 (9.09) | .854 | |
| AQ | 30.11 (7.77) | 16.04 (5.37) | <.001 |