Table 4. Results on Letter Number Sequencing task (LNS) and Hopkins Verbal Learning Test—Revised (HVLT-R): means and standard deviations within the HFA+, HFA−, ADHD and TDC groups, and results from ANOVAs with post-hoc group comparisons reported.
| Variable | HFA+a) | HFA-b) | ADHD | TDC | Group comparison | Post-hoc e) | ||
| (n = 16) | (n = 22) | (n = 79) | (n = 50) | F | p | η2 | ||
| LNS | 13.4 (3.6) | 16.0 (2.7) | 15.5 (3.3) | 18.2 (1.9) | F(3,163) = 14.3 | p<.001 | .21 | HFA+ < ADHD, HFA-,< TDC |
| HVLT-Racquisition c) | 20.6 (7.7) | 22.0 (5.6) | 21.1 (5.9) | 26.3 (4.7) | F(3,163) = 9.6 | p<.001 | .15 | HFA+, ADHD, HFA- < TDC |
| HVLT-R recall d) | 6.6 (2.4) | 8.1 (2.2) | 7.5 (2.3) | 9.1 (2.1) | F(3,163) = 7.5 | p<.001 | .12 | HFA+, ADHD < TDC; HFA+ < HFA- |
Note. HFA; High-functioning Autism: ADHD; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: TDC; typically developing children: a) CBCL attention T-score>65: b) CBCL attention T-score≤65: c) sum trial 1, 2, 3: d) recall after 20 minutes. e) Fishers LSD.