Table 1.

Group Characteristics (M ± SD [range])

	ASD Group	Control Group	Statistics
Age	10.78 ± 3.41 [5.50-18.50]	13.58 ± 3.63 [7.58-18.92]	t(74) = 2.88*
VCI	84.14 ± 23.76 [45-142]	115.13 ± 15.19 [93-150]	t(42.48) = 5.87**†
PRI	91.18 ± 20.41 [53-133]	108.19 ± 13.77 [86-131]	t(39.68) = 3.68**†
FSIQ	81.68 ± 21.97 [46-136]	110.75 ± 13.41 [93-144]	t(44.55) = 6.06**†
Ethnicity (N)
Caucasian	39	7
African American	4	0
Hispanic	6	5
Asian	3	1
Other	2	2
Multiracial	6	1
Male : Female	48:12	11:5

^*p < .01

^**p ≤ .001

^†Degrees of freedom values corrected for inequality of variances between groups