Table 4. Performance on BASC-2 Scores, by Group.
There were no significant between-group differences on composite scores based on multivariate analysesa. However, subscales assessing Hyperactivity, Atypicality, Attention, Social Skills, Activities of Daily Living and Functional Communication were significantly different between groups.
| TS (n=37) |
Controls (n=28) |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | Cohen’s d | |
| BASC External Problems Composite | 52.23 | 9.2 | 50.46 | 9.52 | 0.723 | -- |
| BASC Internal Problems Composite | 54.43 | 9.39 | 50.36 | 11.11 | 0.141 | -- |
| BASC Behavioral Symptom Index | 55.49 | 10.05 | 49.57 | 9.98 | 0.066 | -- |
| BASC Adaptive Skills Composite | 49.01 | 7.99 | 52.68 | 8.27 | 0.143 | -- |
| BASC Hyperactivity | 58 | 11 | 50.48 | 9.61 | 0.012 | 0.72 |
| BASC Atypicality | 57.14 | 12.48 | 47.38 | 10.16 | 0.006 | 0.85 |
| BASC Attention | 56.28 | 10.98 | 48.46 | 8.13 | 0.028 | 0.79 |
| BASC Social Skills | 55.39 | 7.79 | 50.36 | 7.97 | 0.042 | 0.64 |
| BASC Activities of Daily Living | 46.22 | 8.81 | 52.29 | 8.82 | 0.016 | 0.69 |
| BASC Functional Communication | 46.62 | 8.03 | 52.7 | 6.6 | 0.017 | 0.82 |
a
Verbal IQ score was used as a covariate