Table 1.
Demographic, symptoms assessment and behavioral information. (Mean scores ± standard deviation).
| ASD (n = 13) |
TD (n = 14) |
Group statistics | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (range) |
17.5 ± 3.3 (12–24) |
17.4 ± 3.6 (11–23) |
t(25) = 0.1 | n.s. |
| Gender (M/F) | 10/3 | 11/3 | χ2(1) = 0.01 | n.s. |
| Handedness (R/L) | 11/2 | 13/1 | χ2(1) = 0.4 | n.s. |
| Race (W/B/O) | 12/0/1 | 14/0/0 | χ2(3) = 1.1 | n.s. |
| FSIQ (n = 12/13) (range) |
110.9 ± 21.2 (71–135) |
122.3 ± 12.8 (100–144) |
t(23) = − 1.6 | n.s. |
| ADOS-Total (n = 13/13) | 13.7 ± 3.9 | 1.3 ± 1.7 | t(24) = 10.4 | < 0.0001 |
| ADOS-Communication (n = 14/13) | 4.5 ± 1.3 | 0.9 ± 1.4 | t(24) = 6.8 | < 0.0001 |
| ADOS-Social (n = 14/13) | 9.2 ± 3.3 | 0.4 ± 0.9 | t(24) = 9.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Games Played: Human Opponent | 4.8 ± 0.7 | 5.1 ± 0.9 | F(1) = 1.08 | n.s. |
| Computer Opponent | 5.3 ± 1.2 | 5.2 ± 0.8 | ||
| Duration of Games (minutes): Human | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 3.5 ± 0.5 | F(1) = 1.89 | n.s. |
| Computer | 3.4 ± 0.1 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | ||
| Games Won: Human | 0.9 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 1.2 | F(1) = 0.05 | n.s. |
| Computer | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 1.2 ± 0.8 |