Table 6.

The companions with whom adolescents with ASD engage in conversation (n = 16) and read (n = 37) across a weekday and a weekend day

Variables	n	%	Mean	SD	Range
Conversation
With mother	7	44	0.49 hrs	0.27	0.17–1.00 hrs
With father	4	25	0.88 hrs	0.25	0.50–1.00 hrs
With paid professionals	3	19	0.72 hrs	0.48	0.17–1.00 hrs
With siblings	3	19	0.31 hrs	0.17	0.17–0.50 hrs
With peers	2	13	1.25 hrs	1.06	0.50–2.00 hrs
Alone	1	6	0.25 hrs	0	N/A
Reading
With mother	10	27	0.41 hrs	0.24	0.18–0.71 hrs
Alone	10	27	0.74 hrs	0.72	0.12–2.50 hrs
With father	5	14	0.29 hrs	0.10	0.18–0.36 hrs
With siblings	4	11	0.27 hrs	0.10	0.18–0.36 hrs
With paid professionals	2	5	0.45 hrs	0.38	0.18–0.71 hrs