Table 1.
Subject characteristics per group.
| TD | ASD-LI | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 14.3 (1.3) | 14.0 (1.5) | 0.460 |
| Verbal IQ | 112.5 (13.6) | 89.3 (18.7) | < 0.001 |
| Performance IQ | 105.8 (8.2) | 100.3 (13.2) | 0.098 |
| Social Responsiveness Scale | 17.3 (14.4) | 93.5 (33.9) | < 0.001 |
| Social Communication Questionnaire | 3.5 (3.8) | 20.7 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
| Sentence Formulation | 36.3 (2.2) | 31.4(4.8) | 0.001 |
| Sentence Assembly | 12.4 (0.8) | 10.4 (2.2) | 0.002 |
| Word Definition | 39.0 (6.3) | 26.6 (7.3) | < 0.001 |
| Text Comprehension | 14.0 (1.0) | 11.3 (3.9) | 0.012 |
| Semantic Relations | 18.6 (1.3) | 14.3 (4.4) | < 0.001 |
| Word Classes Receptive | 17.7 (1.8) | 13.0 (3.1) | < 0.001 |
| Word Classes Expressive | 15.5 (2.8) | 10.1 (4.0) | < 0.001 |
Overview of the participant characteristics in the patient group (ASD-LI n = 19) and their age-matched TD group (CO-ASD n = 23). Mean and standard deviation are presented for each parameter. p values are provided for between group comparisons.