Table 3.
T2 child characteristics by subdomain trajectory group.
| Overall DLS | Personal | Domestic | Community | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 95) | High (n = 50) | Low (n = 106) | High (n = 39) | Low (n = 100) | High (n = 45) | Low (n = 96) | High (n = 49) | |
| Age | 2.43 (0.39) | 2.52 (0.44) | 2.43 (0.38) | 2.53 (0.47) | 2.43 (0.39) | 2.52 (0.44) | 2.41 (0.38) | 2.56 (0.44) |
| NVMA | 1.41 (0.44) | 2.03 (0.56) | 1.45 (0.46) | 2.08 (0.58) | 1.44 (0.46) | 2.02 (0.58) | 1.40 (0.44) | 2.05 (0.55) |
| RL-AE | 0.67 (0.37) | 1.16 (0.55) | 0.71 (0.42) | 1.18 (0.54) | 0.73 (0.46) | 1.09 (0.50) | 0.64 (0.35) | 1.22 (0.52) |
| EL-AE | 0.47 (0.43) | 0.96 (0.50) | 0.51 (0.48) | 0.97 (0.45) | 0.54 (0.48) | 0.85 (0.52) | 0.44 (0.40) | 1.02 (0.50) |
| Soc + Comma | 30.94 (6.42) | 0.96 (0.50) | 30.6 (6.60) | 23.58 (7.99) | 29.94 (7.25) | 26.05 (7.84) | 31.17 (6.11) | 23.92 (8.11) |
| RRB | 3.56 (6.42) | 0.96 (0.50) | 3.56 (1.52) | 2.79 (1.75) | 3.45 (1.47) | 3.13 (1.90) | 3.51 (1.47) | 3.04 (1.85) |
| MPST (%)b | ||||||||
| 0–19 hrs | 96.7 | 84.4 | 96.1 | 82.4 | 95.8 | 85.0 | 96.7 | 84.1 |
| ≥ 20 hrs | 3.3 | 15.6 | 3.9 | 17.6 | 4.2 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 15.9 |
NVMA: nonverbal mental age; RL: receptive language; EL: expressive language; AE: age equivalent; Soc + Comm: Autism Diagnostic Interview Social + Nonverbal Communication domain total; RRB: Restricted and Repetitive Behavior domain total; MPST: mentored, parent-implemented structured therapy.
Bold indicates significant at p < 0.05 or lower.
a
Raw values are reported, but significance is based on comparison controlling for age and receptive language.
b
MPST was as of T3.