Table 5.

Group differences in friendship quality variables: proband & friend report on FQS

	HFASD probands (n = 20)		HFASD friends (n = 20)		Typically developing probands (n = 22)		Typically developing friends (n = 22)
	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range	Mean (SD)	Range
FQS scale
Companionshp	2.54 (1.02)	1.25–5.00	2.16 (.88)	1.00–4.25	2.22 (.79)	1.00–4.25	1.93 (.94)	1.00–4.50
Closeness	3.64 (.81)	1.60–4.80	3.96 (.92)	1.40–4.80	4.21 (.59)	2.80–5.00	4.28 (.55)	3.00–5.00
Intimacy	3.23 (.86)	1.60–4.60	3.24 (.62)	1.80–4.20	4.14 (.55)	2.60–5.00	3.76 (.41)	3.00–4.80
Help	3.12 (1.06)	1.00–5.00	3.51 (1.20)	1.60–5.00	4.24 (.68)	2.80–5.00	4.48 (.55)	3.20–5.00
Conflict	3.31 (.67)	1.75–4.25	3.44 (.71)	2.00–4.75	3.67 (.49)	2.75–4.50	3.64 (.45)	3.00–4.50

Mann–Whitney U Tests used to test between group differences. Wilcoxon Signed Rank

Tests used to test significance of differences within dyads