Table 3.

Most frequent discretionary activities of adolescents with an ASD

Variable	n	% of total	Meana	SD	Range	Meanb
Watching television	89	86%	2.27 hrs	2.19	0.14–13.21 hrs	1.96 hrs
Computer use	53	51%	1.65 hrs	1.64	0.14–7.07 hrs	0.85 hrs
Physical activity	48	47%	1.21 hrs	0.96	0.14–4.79 hrs	0.56 hrs
Listening to radio or music	46	45%	0.92 hrs	0.83	0.07–2.86 hrs	0.41 hrs
Shopping	45	44%	0.74 hrs	0.80	0.07–4.57 hrs	0.32 hrs
Relaxing or not occupied	37	36%	1.00 hrs	1.08	0.07–4.36 hrs	0.36 hrs
Reading	37	36%	0.71 hrs	0.79	0.07–3.93 hrs	0.26 hrs
Visiting with friends or relatives	21	20%	0.83 hrs	0.70	0.14–2.50 hrs	0.17 hrs
Napping	16	15%	1.07 hrs	1.36	0.14–5.79 hrs	0.17 hrs
Having a conversation	16	15%	0.40 hrs	0.32	0.07–1.14 hrs	0.06 hrs

^a.Mean value represents average time if adolescent engaged in specific activity.

^b.Mean value represents average time for all adolescents, including zeros if no time was spent engaged in that specific activity.