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. 2013 Oct 26;4:53–63. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2013.10.002

Table S3.

Characteristics and task performance of the secondary groups.

ASDs with ADHD symptoms
(n = 10)
ADHD
(n = 19)
HC
(n = 21)

Comparison
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) P Post-hoc P
ASDs:HC ADHD:HC ASDs:ADHD
Age, years 29.8 (7.7) 30.6 (7.4) 28.8 (5.4) 0.71
Sex, men/women 6/4 11/8 8/13 0.17
IQ 99.7 (1.6) 102.6 (16.6) 109.0 (5.6) 0.21
SST (all trials), % 78.3 (13.2) 78.9 (13.8) 84.9 (9.3) 0.26
SST (stop trials), % 45.6 (38.4) 56.1 (26.3) 65.6 (23.6) 0.22
SST (go trials), % 92.4 (6.4) 87.7 (20.2) 92.7 (9.8) 0.50
MRT (SST), ms 483.2 (116.6) 539.1 (100.4) 558.1 (75.8) 0.13
VFT, words 13.7 (3.6) 15.5 (4.5) 16.9 (4.4) 0.16
ASRS 4.9 (0.9) 5.2 (0.8) 1.3 (1.1) < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.78
WURS 61.1 (2.3) 62.1 (20.0) 17.5 (9.3) < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.99
AQ total score 34.0 (9.8) 27.6 (5.5) 13.4 (4.2) < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.03
GAF 49.3 (1.4) 58.8 (10.7) 84.6 (3.1) < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.03
Subtype Asperger, 2; ADHD, 11;
PDD NOS, 8 ADD, 8

ASDs, autism spectrum disorders; ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; HC, healthy control subjects; Asperger, Asperger syndrome; PDD, pervasive developmental disorder; NOS, pervasive developmental disorder – not otherwise specified; IQ, intelligence quotient; SST, stop signal task; MRT, mean reaction time; VFT, verbal fluency task; ASRS, The World Health Organization (WHO) Adult ADHD Inhibitory-Report Scale; WURS, Wender Utah Rating Scale; AQ, autism spectrum quotient; GAF, Global Assessment of Functioning.