Table 3.
Semantic and temporal gesture–speech synchrony by ASD and TD adolescents in the presence of a visible and non-visible listener
| Statistics group | Descriptive
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Inferential | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASD
|
TD
|
|
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| Condition Factor | Visible M (SD) Range |
Non-visible M Range |
Visible M (SD) Range |
Non-visible M Range |
Diagnosis p, effect size |
Visibility p, effect size |
Dx*Visibility p, effect size |
| Semantic | |||||||
| Similar information (relative to speech) | 3.06 (3.28) 0–10 |
1.06 (1.70) 0–6 |
3.35 (3.83) 0–14 |
1.78 (2.21) 0–6 |
F < 1 |
F(1, 39) = 10.89 p = .002, |
F < 1 |
| Different information (relative to speech) | .94 (1.11) 0–4 |
.39 (.70) 0–2 |
3.30 (3.64) 0–12 |
1.18 (2.15) 0–9 |
F(1, 39) = 6.11 p = .02, |
F(1, 39) = 14.13 p = .001, |
F(1, 39) = 4.86 p = .03, |
| Temporal | |||||||
| Positive magnitude (gesture precedes speech) | .34 (.33) 0–.95 |
.18 (.26) 0–.67 |
.22 (.21) 0–.75 |
.21 (.24) 0–.8 |
F < 1 |
F(1, 39) = 2.41 p > .10, |
F(1, 39) = 1.67 p > .10, |
| Negative magnitude (gesture follows speech) | .17 (.20) 0–.70 |
.29 (.44) 0–1.36 |
.23 (.27) .23–.27 |
.21 (.40) 0–1.67 |
F < 1 | F < 1 | F < 1 |
| Positive difference count (gesture precedes speech) | 6.52 (5.78) 0–19 |
3.0 (3.84) 0–13 |
3.39 (3.16) 0–10 |
1.11 (1.71) 0–6 |
F(1, 39) = 6.08 p = .02, |
F(1, 39) = 14.34 p = .001, |
F < 1 |
| Negative difference count (gesture follows speech) | 5.26 (5.55) 0–21 |
2.13 (2.70) 0–10 |
2.61 (3.01) 0–8 |
.88 (1.45) 0–5 |
F(1, 39) = 4.33 p = .04, |
F(1, 39) = 13.59 p = .001, |
F(1, 39) = 1.15 p > .10, |
All values represent gesture count