Table 1.
Controls and HFA: group means and standard deviations for age, IQ, and, rating scales
| Measure | Group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controls (n = 22) | HFA (n = 18) | ||||
| Gender (Boys/Girls) | 19/3 | 16/2 | |||
| M | SD | M | SD | Group comparison (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 10.3 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 1.6 | .96 |
| FSIQ | 103.2 | 24.1 | 108.0 | 19.0 | .50 |
| CCC | |||||
| Speech Output | 34.0 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 3.1 | .91 |
| Syntax | 31.5 | 0.9 | 31.6 | 0.7 | .74 |
| Inappropriate Initiation | 28.2 | 1.8 | 24.1 | 3.0 | <.001 |
| Coherence | 34.8 | 1.8 | 30.0 | 3.2 | <.001 |
| Stereotyped Conversation | 28.5 | 1.8 | 21.6 | 3.8 | <.001 |
| Use of Conversational Context | 30.4 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 2.8 | <.001 |
| Conversational Rapport | 32.3 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 2.9 | <.001 |
| Social Relationships | 33.0 | 1.2 | 27.4 | 2.6 | <.001 |
| Interests | 31.2 | 1.7 | 26.2 | 3.0 | <.001 |
| CSBQ | |||||
| Not optimally tuned | 3.7 | 3.6 | 12.2 | 4.5 | <.001 |
| Reduced social contacts | 1.6 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 | <.001 |
| Orientation problems | 1.2 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 3.5 | <.001 |
| Problems in understanding | 1.5 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 3.5 | <.001 |
| Stereotype behavior | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.6 | 3.1 | <.001 |
| Resistance to change | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | <.001 |
| Total score | 9.0 | 8.2 | 45.3 | 11.2 | <.001 |
Note.CCC, children’s communication checklist, CSBQ, Children’s Social Behavior Questionnaire, FSIQ, full scale IQ, HFA, high functioning autism (including children with a diagnosis of autism and Asperger syndrome, see text)
Note that the lower the score on the CCC, the more impaired the child is, while in the CSBQ a higher score indicates impairment