Table 2.
Chronological age and mental age at each visit.
| Group | Chronological age (years) M (SD) range | Nonverbal mental age (years)1 M (SD) range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visit 1 | ASD-O | 8.27 (2.90)a 3.24–13.27 | 6.11 (1.8)a 2.33–10.50 |
| FXS-ASD | 10.56 (2.47)b 6.58–15.07 | 5.00 (0.56)b 3.50–6.25 | |
| FXS-O | 9.34 (3.24)a,b 5.59–14.98 | 5.64 (1.42)a,b 3.67–9.17 | |
| DS | 10.94 (2.07)b 6.81–14.86 | 5.33 (0.81)b 4.33–8.25 | |
| TD | 4.74 (1.10)c 3.15–7.07 | 5.23 (1.21)b 3.58–7.67 | |
| Visit 2 | ASD-O | 10.31 (2.20)a 6.41–13.92 | 6.34 (1.57)a 4.42–10.25 |
| FXS-ASD | 12.02 (2.53)b 7.95–16.75 | 5.07 (0.58)b 3.25–6.58 | |
| FXS-O | 11.47 (3.56)a,b 7.50–16.40 | 5.72 (1.29)a,b 4.50–9.17 | |
| DS | 12.39 (2.03)b 7.93–16.09 | 5.66 (1.09)a,b 3.08–8.25 | |
| TD | 6.41 (1.54)c 4.60–10.33 | 6.80 (1.65)a,c 5.58–11.67 | |
| Visit 3 | ASD-O | 11.69 (2.34)a 7.54–15.77 | 6.94 (1.71)a 4.42–10.25 |
| FXS-ASD | 13.10 (2.55)a,b 9.10–17.90 | 5.15 (0.55)b 4.42–6.67 | |
| FXS-O | 11.64 (2.87)a,b 8.73–16.38 | 5.11 (0.75)b 4.00–6.00 | |
| DS | 14.14 (2.51)b 9.63–17.93 | 5.99 (1.33)a,b 4.58–9.58 | |
| TD | 7.73 (1.70)c 6.15–11.55 | 8.49 (3.11)c 6.00–17.08 |
Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised.
ASD-O, autism spectrum disorder only; FXS-ASD, fragile X syndrome with ASD; FXS-O, FXS only; DS, Down syndrome; TD, typical development. Per visit, different superscripts within a column indicate significant differences at p < 0.05. If groups share the same letter, differences were not significant.