Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with autism spectrum disorder and healthy controls.
| Measure | ASD (n = 14) |
HC (n = 14) |
Test Statistic |
df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29.2 (6.1) | 29.7 (8.3) | t = −0.1 | 26 | 0.85 |
| Gender (female/male) | 2/12 | 3/12 | χ2 = 0.24 | 1 | 0.52 |
| Years of education | 15.6 ± 2.2 | 15.8 ± 1.7 | t = −0.20 | 22 | 0.83 |
| Ethnicity (caucasian/afro-american) | 9/5 | 12/2 | χ2 = 1.71 | 1 | 0.19 |
| ASD diagnosis (Autism/Asperger) | 8/6 | - | - | - | - |
| Full Scale IQ | 115 ± 14 | 111 ± 16 | t = −0.70 | 26 | 0.48 |
| Verbal IQ | 116 ± 17 | 120 ± 15 | t = −0.75 | 22 | 0.46 |
| Performance IQ | 112 ± 15 | 116 ± 11 | t = −0.65 | 22 | 0.52 |
| Years of education | 15 ± 2.8 | 15 ± 1.7 | t = −0.20 | 22 | 0.83 |
| ADI-R | 38.4 ± 13.4 | ||||
| Social | 18.8 ± 8.0 | ||||
| Verbal Communication | 12.9 ± 4.0 | ||||
| Repetitive Behavior | 6.7 ± 3.6 | ||||
| ADOS-G | 12.2 ± 4.1 | ||||
| Communication | 3.0 ± 1.8 | ||||
| Social | 7.3 ± 2.5 | ||||
| Imagination | 0.8 ± 0.7 | ||||
| Stereotyped behaviors | 1.3 ± 1.3 |
All continuous data presented as mean ± SD. ASD, autism spectrum disorder; HC, Healthy Control, ADI-R, Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised; ADOS-G, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule.