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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2011 Apr 27;159(3):458–465.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.02.036

Table III.

Mean Mullen scores

Age (mo) Visual reception T score Fine motor T score Receptive language T score Expressive language T score Early learning composite
Earliest age (Range; SD)
 ASD (n = 32) 17.8 (12.3–24.8; 3.9) 43.0 (25–69; 10.2) 43.6 (20–71; 13.2) 29.1 (17–62; 11.4) 32.2 (15–65; 11.7) 75.5 (51–120; 15.4)
 LD (n = 56) 15.3 (12.2–24.8; 3.1) 51.0 (23–80; 10.2) 52.3 (20–74; 9.6) 39.6 (21–63; 8.9) 37.0 (21–57; 7.3) 90.4 (67–122; 11.6)
 DD (n = 9) 17.0 (13.1–23; 3.9) 30.5 (20–40; 7.3) 29.3 (20–44; 8.3) 23.4 (20–28; 3.1) 26.7 (20–38; 8.0) 63.3 (29–65; 11.1)
 Other (n = 36) 14.5 (10.8–23.7; 2.5) 52.8 (31–74; 9.5) 53.7 (33–77; 9.5) 40.7 (24–60; 8.4) 45.3 (24–62; 8.0) 96.3 (67–121; 12.0)
 Prior positive ASD test result (n = 5) 15.9 (12.2–21; 4.4) 51.6 (41–60; 7.2) 56.8 (49–69; 8.6) 34.8 (26–40; 5.5) 41.6 (33–51; 8.1) 92.6 (83–105; 9.1)
 False-positive result (n = 46) 13.7 (11.2–19.1; 1.4) 55.0 (38–76; 8.5) 58.6 (44–74; 7.5) 46.7 (31–69; 8.3) 51.6 (31–71; 9.6) 106.1 (86–128; 11.9)
 Control (n = 41) 14.5 (9.8–23; 2.4) 56.5 (41–80; 8.2) 58.4 (48–71; 6.5) 53.4 (35–77; 11.0) 53.3 (42–75; 7.4) 111.2 (92–135; 11.7)
Most recent age (Range; SD)
 ASD (n = 32) 34.1 (18.2–60.9; 8.9) 41.0 (20.0–65.0; 11.6) 35.7 (20.0–49.0; 9.9) 35.5 (18.0–58.0; 12.1) 37.6 (8.0–63.0; 14.6) 78.6 (49.0–106.0; 17.5)
 LD (n = 56) 25.1 (12.3–46.4; 9.0) 54.7 (23.0–82.0; 12.6) 52.1 (28.0–80.0; 10.0) 45.7 (21.0–68.0; 11.3) 43.2 (25.0–68.0; 11.2) 98.8 (72.0–144.0; 17.4)
 DD (n = 9) 32.4 (13.8–51.0; 11.2) 31.8 (20.0–52.0; 12.2) 28.0 (20.0–40.0; 8.1) 30.4 (20.0–44.0; 9.4) 30.9 (20.0–41.0; 8.3) 58.8 (20.0–81.0; 22.1)
 Other (n = 36) 24.9 (12.1–40.0; 8.8) 51.8 (31.0–80.0; 12.3) 49.5 (23.0–77.0; 11.6) 46.1 (24.0–66.0; 11.1) 47.6 (20.0–63.0; 10.0) 98.6 (72.0–160.0; 18.1)
 Prior positive ASD test result (n = 5) 31.7 (18.6–44.9; 9.3) 50.6 (45.0–54.0; 3.9) 48.2 (43.0–54.0; 4.1) 46.8 (30.0–59.0; 10.7) 54.0 (45.0–61.0; 6.2) 99.8 (89.0–111.0; 8.1)
 False-positive result (n = 46) 24.6 (12.4–38.2; 8.9) 57.3 (44.0–80.0; 8.7) 56.6 (41.0–69.0; 8.1) 51.8 (33.0–67.0; 9.2) 51.8 (18.0–79.0; 10.4) 110.9 (86.0–139.0; 13.3)
 Control (n = 41) 23.8 (11.8–44.9; 10.2) 56.9 (36.0–80.0; 11.1) 56.8 (41.0–80.0; 8.1) 54.3 (35.0–77.0; 11.7) 53.1 (40.0–70.0; 8.3) 111.8 (92.0–146.0; 13.6)