Table 1.
Participant information sample (Studies 1 and 2)
Autism | DD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range | |
CAa | 40.3 (9.5) | 24.0– 57.0 | 43.0 (10.1) | 28.0– 60.0 |
Overall MAa | 24.2 (10.2) | 12.8– 46.6 | 31.5 (11.5) | 11.5– 52.8 |
NVMAa | 27.4 (9.6) | 15.5– 53.0 | 33.4 (11.1) | 14.5– 54.0 |
VMAa | 21.3 (11.8) | 10.0– 44.0 | 28.4 (11.0) | 8.5– 51.5 |
Family income | $25,000– $50,000 | $25,000– $125,000 | $25,000– $50,000 | <$25,000– 125,000+ |
Gender | 14 male, 1 female | 12 male, 3 female | ||
Ethnicity | 12 Caucasian, 2 Hispanic, 1 African-American | 10 Caucasian, 3 Hispanic, 2 Asian | ||
ADOS-G criteria | 15 met criteria | 0 met criteria | ||
Severity of autismb | 15.25 (3.74) | 9– 22c | 2.27 (1.10) | 1– 4 |
a Groups showed no statistical differences; b Severity of Autism is based on ADOS-G score (autism spectrum cut-off = 7; autism cut-off = 10); c 9 was the score obtained by the child with PDD-NOS, the lowest score of children with autism was 11