. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 4.

Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2012 Aug;42(8):1566–1573. doi: 10.1007/s10803-011-1390-y

Table 4.

Means (and SDs) for empathy-related dimensions by age and diagnosis

Diagnosis group	Empathic concern (1–4)	Prosocial behavior (1–4)	Arousal level (1–5)	Global empathy (1–7)
24 months
ASD	1.31 (.48)	1.08 (.28)	2.00 (1.16)	1.77 (1.01)
No ASD	1.84 (.75)	1.60 (.87)	2.88 (1.33)	2.96 (1.40)
30 months
ASD	1.54 (.66)	1.85 (1.28)	2.38 (1.71)	2.69 (1.75)
No ASD	2.04 (.94)	2.20 (1.23)	2.96 (1.14)	3.76 (1.83)

ASD autism spectrum disorder. ASD n = 13, No ASD n = 25