Table 1. Child and Family Characteristics.
| Time 1 Data (N=1294) |
Time 2 Data (N=884) |
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| Current ASD Diagnosis (allowed to select more than one) | ||
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| Autism/Autistic Disorder (%) | 62.9 | 60.4 |
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| Asperger's Disorder (%) | 22.1 | 23.1 |
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| PDD-NOS (%) | 24.5 | 25.6 |
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| Child's Gender | ||
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| Male (%) | 82.2 | 82.8 |
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| SRS/P Total Score (SD) | (N=1230) | (N=852) |
| 107.0 (27.3) | 106.4 (27.3) | |
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| Chronological Age (SD) months | 92.3 (32.6) | 104.5 (32.6) |
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| IQ Proxy (SD) | (N=1112) | (N=760) |
| 81.3 (27.7) | 83.3 (27.3) | |
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| Mother's College Education (%) | (N=1286) | (N=878) |
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| Partial High School or Lower | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| High School or GED | 15.5 | 12.7 |
| Associates Degree/Partial College | 29.0 | 26.8 |
| Bachelor or Master Degree | 50.0 | 54.6 |
| Advanced Degree such as doctorate | 4.1 | 4.8 |
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| Annual Household Income (%) | (N=1209) | (N=813) |
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| Less than $20,000 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 19.3 | 17.1 |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 16.9 | 16.6 |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 14.3 | 15.4 |
| $100,000 or more | 24.0 | 27.1 |
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| Race/Ethnicity (allowed more than one) (%) | (N=1294) | (N=884) |
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| African-American | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Asian | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| White | 93.0 | 93.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino Origin | 9.9 | 9.2 |