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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2010 Dec;40(12):1431–1446. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1005-z

Table 1.

Means and Standard Deviations for Within-Persons Variables by Wave of Measurement

Variable Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Time 4 Time 5
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Outcomes
 Autism Symptoms
  Repetitive Behaviors 4.33 1.74 3.81 1.71 3.85 1.89 3.45 1.88 3.42 1.80
  Social Reciprocity 7.94 2.41 7.81 2.44 7.39 2.76 6.88 2.96 7.25 3.01
  Non-Verbal Communication 2.98 1.22 2.91 1.24 2.94 1.23 2.75 1.31 2.99 1.33
  Verbal Communication 3.73 1.33 3.69 1.41 3.51 1.49 3.29 1.48 3.10 1.55
 Maladaptive Behaviors
  Internalized Behaviors 117.31 10.69 114.31 9.88 114.42 10.54 112.61 11.02 112.25 11.44
  Externalized Behaviors 107.40 12.19 107.83 10.64 106.16 10.75 105.74 11.23 104.30 9.82
  Asocial Behaviors 113.45 12.76 113.61 12.15 111.52 12.15 109.34 11.73 108.14 10.78
Time-Varying Covariate
  Proportion Living Outside of Parental Home .19 .40 .22 .41 .25 .44 .34 .47 .47 .50
Total N for Dependent Variables 242–235 213–209 210–201 195–180 158–146
Total N for Verbal Communication (only verbal participants) 185 168 148 123 116