TABLE 1.
Collaborative Programs for Excellence in Autism/Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment Sample Description
| Module 1, No Words |
Module 1, Some Words |
Module 2, Younger |
Module 2, Older |
Module 3 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD |
| Autism | |||||||||||||||
| Age | 295 | 41.8 | 24.3 | 183 | 47.7 | 25.4 | 53 | 44.2 | 9.2 | 100 | 91.0 | 24.8 | 339 | 118.2 | 32.0 |
| VIQ | 295 | 36.4 | 17.3 | 183 | 59.4 | 19.2 | 53 | 77.2 | 20.1 | 100 | 62.0 | 18.9 | 339 | 87.5 | 24.0 |
| NVIQ | 295 | 60.4 | 22.7 | 183 | 71.4 | 20.1 | 53 | 85.4 | 21.5 | 100 | 81.9 | 24.5 | 339 | 97.9 | 25.1 |
| ADI social | 240 | 20.3 | 5.0 | 169 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 50 | 15.7 | 5.0 | 97 | 22.8 | 5.4 | 307 | 21.0 | 5.2 |
| ADI comm-V | 18 | 17.8 | 3.6 | 59 | 16.0 | 4.0 | 47 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 89 | 17.9 | 4.0 | 304 | 16.9 | 4.7 |
| ADI comm-NV | 208 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 109 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 2 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 10 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 0 | — | — |
| ADI-RR | 240 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 169 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 50 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 97 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 307 | 6.5 | 2.7 |
| ADOS social | 295 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 183 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 53 | 9.2 | 2.7 | 100 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 339 | 9.0 | 2.9 |
| ADOS comm | 295 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 183 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 53 | 6.6 | 1.9 | 100 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 339 | 4.1 | 1.8 |
| ADOS SA | 295 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 183 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 53 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 100 | 13.3 | 4.2 | 339 | 11.4 | 4.3 |
| ADOS RR | 295 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 183 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 53 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 100 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 339 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| PDD-NOS | |||||||||||||||
| Age | 6 | 58.0 | 28.3 | 21 | 47.7 | 23.5 | 17 | 44.7 | 5.3 | 9 | 84.4 | 20.2 | 45 | 117.5 | 28.3 |
| VIQ | 6 | 40.3 | 15.7 | 21 | 59.0 | 21.2 | 17 | 85.2 | 16.1 | 9 | 65.8 | 23.3 | 45 | 101.0 | 24.4 |
| NVIQ | 6 | 59.2 | 20.5 | 21 | 70.1 | 25.4 | 17 | 85.9 | 13.3 | 9 | 106.6 | 25.6 | 45 | 105.1 | 16.7 |
| ADI social | 6 | 19.5 | 6.6 | 19 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 16 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 9 | 15.2 | 9.0 | 44 | 16.0 | 6.9 |
| ADI comm-V | 0 | — | — | 8 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 14 | 10.9 | 4.1 | 8 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 44 | 13.4 | 6.4 |
| ADI comm-NV | 4 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 9 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 2 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 1 | 12.0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| ADI-RR | 6 | 1.2 | .7 | 18 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 16 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 44 | 5.4 | 2.8 |
| ADOS social | 6 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 21 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 17 | 6.2 | 2.9 | 9 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 45 | 5.3 | 2.9 |
| ADOS comm | 6 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 21 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 17 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 45 | 2.7 | 1.5 |
| ADOS SA | 6 | 15.2 | 2.9 | 21 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 17 | 8.4 | 4.1 | 9 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 45 | 6.6 | 3.8 |
| ADOS RR | 6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 21 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 17 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 45 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Nonspectrum | |||||||||||||||
| Age | 51 | 36.6 | 14.5 | 64 | 44.4 | 22.9 | 18 | 50.1 | 5.6 | 8 | 74.5 | 7.3 | 73 | 115.4 | 32.3 |
| VIQ | 51 | 48.7 | 17.8 | 64 | 66.9 | 17.6 | 18 | 76.1 | 14.8 | 8 | 76.6 | 18.7 | 73 | 98.5 | 21.2 |
| NVIQ | 51 | 62.8 | 19.2 | 64 | 71.4 | 16.8 | 18 | 84.0 | 20.2 | 8 | 85.5 | 24.2 | 73 | 100.8 | 20.9 |
| ADI social | 43 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 53 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 12 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 59 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| ADI comm-V | 1 | 14.0 | — | 21 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 11 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 4 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 59 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| ADI comm-NV | 38 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 27 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 1.0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — |
| ADI-RR | 43 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 53 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 12 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 59 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| ADOS social | 51 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 64 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 18 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 73 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| ADOS comm | 51 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 64 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 18 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 8 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 73 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| ADOS SA | 51 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 64 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 8 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 73 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| ADOS RR | 51 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 64 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 73 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
Note: All ages in months. VIQ = Verbal IQ; NVIQ = Nonverbal IQ; ADI social = ADI-R Social total; ADI-R comm-V = Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised Communication Total for verbal subjects; ADI-R comm-NV = ADI-R Communication total for nonverbal subjects; ADI-RR = ADI-R Restricted, Repetitive Behaviors total; ADOS social = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule Social total; ADOS comm = ADOS Communication total; ADOS SA = revised algorithm Social Affect domain; ADOS RR = revised algorithm Restricted, Repetitive Behavior domain; PDD-NOS = pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified.