Table 1.
Comparison of TD and ASD Groups, Demographics and Standardized Tests
| TD | ASD | t | p | Cohen’s d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 16 boys, 2 girls | 15 boys | ||||
| Age V1 | M (SD) | 1.67 (0.1) | 2.58 (0.3) | |||
| ADOS V1 | M (SD) | 0.11 (0.32) | 11.93 (2.60) | −17.47 | <.001 | −6.704 |
| Rangea | 0–1 | 7–15 | ||||
| ADOS V5 | M (SD) | 0 | 11.5 | |||
| Range | 0 | 4–16 | ||||
| V1 Mullen Raw Scores M (SD) | ||||||
| Receptive Language | 25.33 (2.93) | 26.26 (7.81) | ns | >.400 | −0.472 | |
| Expressive Language | 19.44 (4.46) | 23.26 (5.76) | 2.11 | .04 | −1.275 | |
| Visual Reception | 26.11 (3.23) | 29.93 (4.71) | 2.75 | .01 | −1.760 | |
| V1 Vineland Standard Scores | ||||||
| Communication | 103.8 (8.16) | 87.67 (13.98) | 3.95 | .001 | 2.941 | |
| Socialization | 106.5 (6.98) | 77.26 (7.86) | 8.84 | <.001 | 6.234 | |
| V1 CDI (Infant Version) | ||||||
| Word Productionb | 118.8 (114.4) | 166.93(108.49) | 1.23 | >.200 | −0.626 | |
| V6 Mullen Raw Scores | ||||||
| Expressive Language | 39.72 (5.48) | 36.6 (8.67) | ns | 0.439 | ||
| Receptive Language | 39.0 (3.97) | 37.06 (9.36) | ns | 0.279 | ||
| Visual Reception | 44.5 (2.57) | 42.4 (7.15) | ns | 0.406 | ||
| V6 Vineland Standard Scores | ||||||
| Communication | 103.5 (9.87) | 96.4 (11.33) | 1.92 | .064 | 0.673 | |
| Socialization | 98.38 (6.66) | 81.33 (3.33) | 4.72 | <.001 | 3.148 | |
a
: Autism Spectrum = 7+; Autism = 12+
b
: Number of words produced out of a possible 396.