Table 3.
Correlation analysis (r) for autism symptom measures, coordination and sensory responsivity in autism spectrum conditions (ASC), typically developing (TD) and combined ASC and TD group.
| ADIR TOTAL | ADOS TOTAL | SCQ | MABC TOTAL | BEERY VMI | SP TOTAL | SP MoA | BPVS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC GROUP (n = 18) | ||||||||
| ADOS TOTAL | 0.566** | |||||||
| SCQ | 0.831*** | 0.479* | ||||||
| MABC TOTAL | 0.324 | 0.647** | 0.241 | |||||
| BEERY VMI | 0.112 | 0.336 | 0.015 | 0.611** | ||||
| SP TOTAL | 0.657** | 0.256 | 0.836*** | 0.087 | 0.054 | |||
| SP MoA | 0.482* | 0.518* | 0.540* | 0.477* | 0.165 | 0.524* | ||
| BPVS | −737** | 0.375 | 0.561** | 0.464* | 0.379 | 0.339 | 0.302 | |
| WASI MATRICES | 0.076 | 0.031 | 0.036 | 0.495* | 0.600** | 0.065 | 0.246 | 0.297 |
| TD GROUP (n = 18) | ||||||||
| MABC TOTAL | 0.264 | |||||||
| BEERY VMI | 0.351 | 0.043 | ||||||
| SP TOTAL | 0.419* | 0.144 | 0.189 | |||||
| SP MoA | 0.253 | 0.181 | 0.553** | 0.461* | ||||
| BPVS | 0.024 | 0.299 | 0.493* | 0.057 | 0.335 | |||
| WASI MATRICES | 0.366 | 0.353 | 0.407* | 0.249 | 0.254 | 0.656** | ||
| Whole SAMPLE (n = 36) | ||||||||
| MABC TOTAL | 0.598*** | |||||||
| BEERY VMI | 0.379* | 0.572** | ||||||
| SP TOTAL | 0.893*** | 0.542*** | 0.404** | |||||
| SP MoA | 0.650*** | 0.442** | 0.446** | 0.692*** | ||||
| BPVS | 0.645** | 0.603** | 0.542** | 0.544** | 0.534** | |||
| WASI MATRICES | 0.328* | 0.518** | 0.568** | 0.335* | 0.376* | 0.539** | ||
Note: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Required r ≥ 0.522 for sample size and α 0.05 to achieve a Statistical Power = 0.8. Correlations in bold indicate results > required effect size.