Table 2.

Autism symptoms and adaptive abilities

	Total sample	VIQ > NVIQ	Even IQ	NVIQ > VIQ
	n = 78	n = 18	n = 36	n = 24
ADI/ADI-R (raw scores)
Communication	16.3 ± 4.2	15.2 ± 4.3	16.3 ± 4.2	17.2 ± 4.1
Social	19.9 ± 5.4	17.9 ± 6.0	19.9 ± 5.0	21.3 ± 5.2
Repetitive behaviors	6.9 ± 2.9	7.0 ± 2.9	6.8 ± 2.9	7.0 ± 2.7
	n = 78	n = 18	n = 36	n = 24
ADOS-3 (raw scores)
Communication	4.3 ± 1.9	4.2 ± 1.8	3.9 ± 1.7	4.7 ± 2.2
Social	8.2 ± 3.2	7.7 ± 3.5	7.9 ± 3.2	9.0 ± 3.0
Repetitive behaviors	1.9 ± 1.7	2.0 ± 1.3	1.7 ± 1.7	2.0 ± 2.0
	n = 55	n = 15	n = 23	n = 17
VABS (std. scores; M = 100 ± 15)
Communication	81.2 ± 20.5	92.3 ± 18.6	82.9 ± 18.4	69.3 ± 19.6
Socialization	70.6 ± 13.6	73.5 ± 10.8	70.4 ± 15.8	68.3 ± 12.7
Daily living skills	75.3 ± 18.6	80.1 ± 16.2	77.0 ± 18.2	68.9 ± 20.2

ADI Autism Diagnostic Interview/Revised, ADOS Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, VABS Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales