Table 2. Comparison of childhood ADI-R algorithm scores by MANOVA and current ADOS module 4 algorithm scores by Mann-Whitney tests.

	Male (N = 33)	Female (N = 29)	Statistics		ES
	Mean (SD) [range]	Mean (SD) [range]	F	p	d
ADI-R
Social interaction	18.0 (5.0) [10–27]	16.9 (4.8) [11–29]	0.868	0.355	0.22
Communication	15.2 (3.5) [8–22]	13.6 (4.4) [8–25]	2.657	0.108	0.41
RSB	5.7 (2.5) [2–10]	4.5 (2.0) [2–10]	4.076	0.048	0.53

ADI-R: Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised; RSB: repetitive, restrictive and stereotyped behavior; ADOS: Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; S+C: ADOS “social interaction+communication” total scores; SD: standard deviation; ES: effect size; d: Cohen's d; r: Pearson r (small effect size, r = 0.10–0.23; medium, r = 0.24–0.36; large, r≥0.37).