Table 1.

Demographical and principal characteristics of the sample (N = 29).

	Number	Gender (M/F)	Age in months (Mean ± SD)	GMDS-ER DQ Tot	ADOS 2 Tot	ADOS 2 CSS SA	ADOS 2 CSS RRB	CBCL TOT	CBCL EXT	CBCL INT
Total group	29	24/5	29 ± 5.6	69 ± 12.8	6 ± 1	7 ± 1	7 ± 1	59 ± 8	56 ± 10	60 ± 8

GMDS-ER DQ Tot, Griffiths Mental Development Scales-Extended Revised Developmental Quotient Total (GMDS-ER Luiz et al., 2006); ADOS-2 Tot, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Second Edition Total Score (Lord et al., 2012); CSS SA, Social Affect Calibrated Severity Score (Esler et al., 2015); CSS RRB, Restricted and Repetitive Behavior Calibrated Severity Score; CBCL TOT, Child Behavior Checklist 1½ − 5 Total Score (Achenbach and Rescorla, 2000); CBCL EXT, Child Behavior Checklist 1½ − 5 Externalizing Behavior; CBCL INT, Behavior Child Behavior Checklist 1½ − 5 Internalizing Behavior.