Table 2.

Individual performance and verbal mental ability and discrepancy scores

Group	Score	Participant
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
TD	Performance	96	97	99	107	112	115	118	118	119	124	127	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Verbal	101	106	98	119	95	114	139	122	117	115	125	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
	Discrepancy score	−5	−9	1	−12	17	1	−21	−4	2	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
ASD	Performance	93	98	9	103	105	109	110	112	116	116	116	117	121	129	129	139
	Verbal	81	103	103	105	87	103	105	85	116	109	84	121	109	134	109	125
	Discrepancy score	12	−5	−5	−2	18	6	5	27	0	7	32	−4	12	−5	20	14

Scores are reported for both TD children (n = 11) and children with ASD (n = 16) as measured by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence. Children with ASD demonstrated lower verbal scores as would have been predicted by their overall intelligence. The ASD group also had higher discrepancy scores (performance minus verbal mental ability), which is characteristic of children with ASD