Table 1.

Child and Family Characteristics

	Sample Description N=32
Chronological age in years M (SD)	6.4 (2.8)
Mental age† in years M (SD)	4.7 (3.7)
SRS t-score: Autism Severity M (SD)	80.3 (8.4)
SEQ Domain Mean Scores M (SD)
Hyperresponsiveness	2.32 (0.8)
Hyporesponsiveness	2.52 (0.5)
Sensory Seeking	2.57 (0.6)
Male gender	28 (87.5%)
Race & Ethnicity
White	27 (84.4%)
Black	3 (9.4%)
Asian	1 (3.1%)
Multiple races	1 (3.1%)
Hispanic ethnicity	4 (12.5%)
Mother’s Education
High school graduate/GED	5 (15.6%)
Associate’s degree or partial college	5 (15.6%)
Bachelor’s degree	15 (46.9%)
Master’s, doctorate, or other professional degree	4 (12.5%)

Note.

^†, Mental age calculated from the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (Mullen, 1995) or the Stanford-Binet (Roid, 2003). SRS, Social Responsiveness Scale (Constantino & Gruber, 2005); t-score interpretation: <60=normal, 60–75=mild-moderate, >75=severe. SEQ, Sensory Experiences Questionnaire (Baranek, 2009); items rated on a 5-point scale (0=almost never, 4=almost always).