Table 2.
Validation Sample: Demographics
| ASD Verbal (n=142) | Non-ASD Verbal (n=126) | ASD Nonverbal (n=17) | Non-ASD Nonverbal (n=4) | ||||||||||
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| Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | Mean | n | ||||||
| Male | 106 (74.6%) | 84 (66.7%) | 11 (64.7%) | 2 (50%) | |||||||||
| Age in years | 8.8 ± 2.3 | 8.5 ± 2.2 | 7.5 ± 2.4 | 8.3 ± 3.4 | |||||||||
| Ethnicity | |||||||||||||
| Caucasian | 109 (76.7%) | 71 (56.3%) | 12 (70.6%) | 4 (100%) | |||||||||
| African American | 13 (9.2%) | 38 (30.2%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| More than one Race | 12 (8.5%) | 9 (7.1%) | 3 (17.6%) | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| Other or Unknown | 8 (5.6%) | 8 (6.4%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| Non-ASD Diagnosis | |||||||||||||
| Language Disorders | – | 23 (18.3%) | – | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| ADHD | – | 56 (44.4%) | – | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| Mood/Anxiety Disorder | – | 24 (19%) | – | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| Intellectual Disability | – | 20 (15.9%) | – | 4 (100%) | |||||||||
| ADOS | |||||||||||||
| Module 1 | 15 (10.6%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (94%) | 3 (75%) | |||||||||
| Module 2 | 17 (12%) | 16 (13%) | 1 (6%) | 1 (25%) | |||||||||
| Module 3 | 110 (77.4%) | 110 (87%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |||||||||
| Mean VIQ | 85.9 ± 24.8 | 93.2 ± 19.3 | 20.3 ± 14.3 | 33.5 ± 23.9 | |||||||||
| Mean NVIQ | 90.7 ± 23.7 | 93.3 ± 18.1 | 32.6 ± 17.2 | 36.0 ± 14.0 | |||||||||
Note. Bold=p<.001; Italics=p<.01; Verbal level of validation groups across the top row was based on parent report during the ASI.
ASD=Autism Spectrum Disorder. ADHD=Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder. ADOS=Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. VIQ=Verbal Intelligence Quotient. NVIQ=Nonverbal Intelligence Quotient