Table 1.
Sample characteristics for HFASD and TYP in Israel and the USA
| ASD | TYP | Group difference (1, 77) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel (n = 24) | USA (n = 20) | Israel (n = 23) | USA (n = 15) | ||
| CA (in months) | |||||
| M | 116.00 | 125.20 | 122.87 | 123.80 | 1.50 |
| SD | 14.10 | 15.17 | 16.71 | 16.04 | |
| Range | 98–151 | 98–146 | 98–144 | 99–151 | |
| Verbal IQ | |||||
| M | 106.25 | 105.25 | 112.09 | 112.60 | 1.92 |
| SD | 9.84 | 16.18 | 6.93 | 14.58 | |
| Range | 84–122 | 80–133 | 101–128 | 94–148 | |
| Mother’s education | |||||
| M | 4.66 | 5.05 | 4.63 | 5.00 | .81 |
| SD | 1.07 | .78 | 1.33 | 1.03 | |
| Male/Female | 23/1 | 19/1 | 22/1 | 14/1 | |
Note: Verbal IQ scores are based on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test. Mother’s education was calculated on a 6-point scale as follows: 1 = less than 8th grade; 2 = some high school; 3 = high school with diploma; 4 = some college; 5 = college degree such as BA; 6 = graduate degree (e.g., masters or above)