Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics.
| Characteristic | Participants (N = 50) |
|---|---|
| M (SD) | |
|
| |
| Age in years | 9.58 (1.41) |
| Parent education in years | 15.43 (2.10) |
| WISC-IV | |
| Short-form IQ | 104.15 (13.55) |
| CASL | |
| Short-form expressive language | 102.98 (15.44) |
| Short-form receptive language | 108.54 (13.72) |
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| |
| n (% of total) | |
|
| |
| ASD diagnosis | |
| Asperger's disorder | 35 (70.0%) |
| PDD-NOS | 11 (22.0%) |
| Autistic disorder | 4 (8.0%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 47 (94.0%) |
| Female | 3 (6.0%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian | 45 (90.0%) |
| African-American | 1 (2.0%) |
| Hispanic | 1 (2.0%) |
| Asian-American | 2 (4.0%) |
| Other | 1 (2.0%) |
Diagnostic category data reported in this table constitute diagnoses made by external clinicians (i.e., contained in reports submitted by parents). All testing to determine inclusion in this study (i.e., WISC-IV, CASL, and ADI-R) was done by members of the research team. WISC-IV: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-4th Edition; CASL: Comprehensive Assessment of Spoken Language; PDD-NOS: pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified.