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Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2013 May;43(5):1098–1105. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1652-3

Table 2. Lifetime impairments in social reciprocity domain and items.

	Latino (n = 48)		White (n = 96)		F	Partial η²

	M	SD	M	SD
Social reciprocity domain	25.25	.63	25.27	.44	.00	.00
Direct gaze	1.91	.09	1.63	.06	6.78^**	.05
Social smiling	1.66	.10	1.65	.07	.01	.00
Range of facial expressions	1.78	.10	1.59	.07	2.69	.02
Interest in people	1.90	.08	1.75	.05	2.23	.02
Response to approaches	1.64	.09	1.54	.06	.87	.01
Showing and directing (attention)	1.89	.07	1.81	.05	.82	.01
Offering to share	1.86	.06	1.93	.04	.87	.01
Seeking to share enjoy	1.83	.08	1.68	.06	2.30	.02
Use of other's body	1.25	.13	1.30	.09	.12	.00
Offers comfort	1.79	.08	1.82	.05	.12	.00
Quality of social overtures	1.74	.08	1.77	.05	.06	.00
Inappropriate facial expressions	1.09	.10	1.33	.07	3.40^†	.02
Appropriateness of social overtures	1.72	.06	1.90	.04	5.34^*	.04
Friendships	1.30	.11	1.71	.08	8.89^**	.06
Imaginative play with peers	1.90	.06	1.85	.04	.40	.00

Adjusted for maternal education attainment and child residential status

^**

p < .01;

p < .05;

^†

p < .10