Table 1.
Sample Demographic and Clinical Characteristics.
| Typical Control (N = 30) |
ASD (N = 45) |
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| Variable | M (SD) / N (%) | Range | M (SD) / N (%) | Range | p a |
| Age | 26.40 (5.80) | 20 - 48 | 24.64 (5.72) | 16 - 44 | .200 |
| Male | 22 (73%) | 40 (89%) | .119 | ||
| White | 25 (83%) | 36 (80%) | .772 | ||
| Attended College | 28 (93%) | 33 (73%) | .036 | ||
| Employed | 17 (57%) | 18 (40%) | .167 | ||
| IQ | 105.53 (7.01) | 94 - 120 | 112.76 (15.74) | 80 - 157 | .021 |
| MSCEIT Total Score | 102.16 (12.51) | 71.18 - 121.50 |
93.39 (18.23) | 9.55 - 116.60 |
.025 |
| ADOS Diagnosis | |||||
| Autism | - | 26 (58%) | - | ||
| Autism Spectrum | - | 19 (42%) | - | ||
| ADOS Subscale | |||||
| Communication | - | 3.62 (1.27) | 2 - 7 | - | |
| Reciprocal Social Interaction | - | 7.02 (2.28) | 4 - 13 | - | |
| Stereotyped Behaviors/ Restricted Interests |
- | 2.58 (1.62) | 0 - 7 | - | |
| Cognitive Style and Social Cognition Eligibility |
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| Interviewb | |||||
| Impoverished Style | - | 3.74 (.66) | 2.33 - 5 | - | |
| Disorganized Style | - | 3.52 (.83) | 1.67 - 5 | - | |
| Rigid Style | - | 3.57 (.78) | 2 - 5 | - | |
| Vocational Ineffectiveness | - | 3.91 (.70) | 3 - 5 | - | |
| Interpersonal Ineffectiveness |
- | 4.20 (.46) | 3 - 5 | - | |
| Lack of Foresight | - | 3.87 (.59) | 3 - 5 | - | |
| Gist Extraction Deficits | - | 4.07 (.33) | 3 - 5 | - | |
| Adjustment to Disability | - | 3.44 (.62) | 2 - 5 | - | |
Note. ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; ADOS = Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule; MSCEIT = Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test
a
Results from χ2 or independent sample t-tests (two-tailed)
b
Scores range from 1 (“rare”) to 5 (“very severe”)