Table 1.
Descriptives for the High ADOS group, the Low ADOS group, the total ASD group and the typically developing comparison group
| Child variables | High ADOS group (n = 51) | Low ADOS group (n = 80) | Total ASD group (n = 131) | Comparison group (n = 62) | Group differences | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | M (SD) | Range | ||
| Age (in years) | 12.7 (2.9) | 6.4–18.4 | 13.8 (3.0) | 6.9–18.7 | 13.4 (3.0) | 6.4–18.7 | 12.3 (2.8) | 6.0–17.8 | (High < Low) & ASD > C** |
| Receptive vocabulary skills (PPVT) | 103 (13.6) | 64–126 | 107 (13.8) | 66–132 | 105 (13.8) | 64–132 | 106 (12.9) | 77–132 | n.s. |
| Gender (n boys; girls) | 49; 2 | 65; 15 | 114; 17 | 55; 7 | Boys: High > Low* | ||||
| Total ADOS (3 or 4) | 10.6 (3.1) | 7–19 | 3.4 (1.9) | 0–6 | 6.5 (4.4) | 0–19 | – | – | High > Low, High > ASD** |
| Total SRS | 85.8 (17.7) | 60–82 | 87.3 (16.9) | 61–133 | 86.7 (17.2) | 60–133 | 34.5 (19.4) | 13–111 | High & Low & ASD > C** |
| Educational level mothera | 5 (1.7) | 1–7 | 4.9 (1.7) | 1–7 | 4.9 (1.7) | 1–7 | 5.4 (1.8) | 2–7 | n.s |
| Educational level fathera | 4.5 (1.9) | 1–7 | 4.8 (1.6) | 1–7 | 4.7 (1.7) | 1–7 | 5.2 (1.6) | 2–7 | High < C* |
| Level profession motherb | 2.1 (2.1) | 0–5 | 2.0 (1.9) | 0–5 | 2.0 (2.0) | 0–5 | 1.9 (1.8) | 0–5 | n.s |
| Level profession fatherb | 1.7 (1.7) | 0–5 | 1.6 (1.5) | 1–5 | 1.6 (1.5) | 1–5 | 1.6 (1.5) | 2–5 | n.s |
| Number living with both biological parents | 84 % | 75 % | 79 % | 63 % | n.s. | ||||
* p < .05; ** p < .01
a1 = elementary school; 2 = intermediate vocational education; 3 = middle general secondary education; 4 = middle vocational education; 5 = higher general secondary education; 6 = higher vocational education; 7 = academic education
b0 = no profession; 1 = elementary; 2 = lower; 3 = middle; 4 = higher; 5 = academic level