Table 1.

Characteristics of the study sample.

	ASD n=18			Control n=18			t-statistic (df)
	Mean	Std Dev	Range	Mean	Std Dev	Range
AGE	22.66	4.4	18.9–37.7	24.93	6.82	18.5–38.3	−1.184 (34)
ADOS SOC	8.72	2.44	4–12
ADOS COM	3.94	1.30	2–6
ADOS MOD	4.00	0.00	4–4
Full Scale IQ	107.33	13.96	86–139	106.11	13.56	88–139	.266 (34)
Verbal IQ	108.28	16.00	84–140	106.67	12.14	89–132	.340 (34)
Performance IQ	104.44	13.45	83–128	104.00	17.44	78–136	.086 (34)
Head circumference	58.56	2.58	54.5–62	58.14	1.90	54.5–62	.551 (34)