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Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2022 Dec 27;94(3):659–673. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13889

Table 2.

Correlation Matrix Showing Relationships Between SSDSP Subscales (Acquisition Deficits, Performance Deficits, and Strengths) and Theoretically Linked Variables (Convergent Validity)

	Acquisition Deficits	Performance Deficits	Strength	FSIQ	ADOS-2^a CSS	CASI-5^a Autism	CASI-5^b ADHD	BASC-2^c Social Skills
Acquisition Total	-	.32^**	−.36^**	−.09	.21^**	.46^**	.36^**	−.52^**
Autistic		.24 ^**	−.34 ^**	.00	.06	.42 ^**	.32 ^**	−.53 ^**
Non-Autistic		.45 ^**	−.36 ^**	−.29 ^**	.16	.58 ^*	.40 ^**	−.42 ^**
Performance Total		-	−.73^**	−.19^**	.31^**	.49^**	.43^**	−.63^**
Autistic			−.68 ^**	−.07	.16	.13	.29 ^**	−.55 ^**
Non-Autistic			−.76 ^**	−.34 ^**	.26 ^*	.80 ^**	.61 ^**	−.67 ^**
Strength Total			-	.19^**	−.36^**	−.43^**	−.36^**	.73^**
Autistic				.04	−.18 ^**	−.10	−.19 ^*	.67 ^**
Non-Autistic				.34 ^**	−.38 ^**	−.51	−.52 ^**	.77 ^**

Note. FSIQ = Full Scale Intelligence Quotient. ADOS-2 = Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale, Second Edition. CASI-5= Child & Adolescent Symptom Inventory, Fifth Edition. BASC-2 = Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition.

p < .05

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p ≤ .01

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p ≤ .001.

Total N = 210; Autistic N = 150; Non-Autistic N=60.

Total N = 59; Autistic N = 45; Non-Autistic N = 14.

Total N = 187; Autistic N= 134; Non-Autistic N = 53.