Table 3.
AASP quadrant scores separated by sensory modality
| Modality | P-TD | SPX | MPX | F | p | Post hoc comparisons | η 2p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meansa | |||||||
| Auditory total | 26.20 | 27.80 | 31.46 | 7.187 | .001 | MPX > SPX*, P-TD*** | .053 |
| LR | 6.40 | 7.28 | 7.63 | 4.831 | .009 | MPX > P-TD*; SPX > P-TD* | .037 |
| S. Seeking | 5.65 | 5.44 | 5.19 | 1.157 | .316 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Sensitivity | 7.51 | 7.89 | 9.43 | 7.476 | .001 | MPX > SPX***, P-TD*** | .056 |
| S. Avoidance | 6.70 | 7.37 | 8.91 | 9.100 | .0001 | MPX > SPX**, P-TD*** | .067 |
| Activity total | 26.68 | 27.89 | 28.41 | 2.263 | .106 | n.s. | n.s. |
| LR | 6.28 | 7.04 | 7.47 | 3.808 | .023 | MPX > P-TD* | .029 |
| S. Seeking | 9.23 | 8.92 | 8.39 | 2.729 | .067 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Sensitivity | 2.99 | 3.30 | 3.20 | 1.611 | .202 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Avoidance | 8.22 | 8.75 | 9.05 | 2.126 | .121 | n.s. | n.s. |
| Movement total | 21.02 | 19.56 | 20.81 | 3.345 | .037 | P-TD > SPX* | .026 |
| LR | 4.36 | 4.26 | 4.76 | 1.330 | .266 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Seeking | 7.49 | 6.86 | 6.76 | 3.411 | .035 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Sensitivity | 7.72 | 6.98 | 7.47 | 2.409 | .092 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Avoidance | 1.62 | 1.45 | 1.53 | .893 | .411 | n.s. | n.s. |
| Taste/smell total | 20.74 | 20.40 | 21.41 | .932 | .395 | n.s. | n.s. |
| LR | 4.03 | 3.84 | 4.06 | .493 | .611 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Seeking | 9.41 | 8.54 | 9.15 | 3.116 | .046 | n.s. | .024 |
| S. Sensitivity | 2.12 | 2.47 | 2.60 | 2.357 | .097 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Avoidance | 5.40 | 5.57 | 5.57 | .252 | .778 | n.s. | n.s. |
| Touch total | 31.29 | 32.08 | 34.39 | 2.138 | .120 | n.s. | n.s. |
| LR | 6.01 | 5.91 | 6.09 | .155 | .857 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Seeking | 9.62 | 9.83 | 9.22 | 1.080 | .341 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Sensitivity | 8.62 | 8.83 | 10.14 | 3.783 | .024 | MPX > P-TD* | .029 |
| S. Avoidance | 7.24 | 7.68 | 8.44 | 2.681 | .070 | n.s. | n.s. |
| Visual total | 24.62 | 26.02 | 28.94 | 8.434 | .0003 | MPX > SPX*, P-TD*** | .062 |
| LR | 3.67 | 3.77 | 4.56 | 6.702 | .001 | MPX > SPX***, P-TD*** | .050 |
| S. Seeking | 6.44 | 6.24 | 6.09 | .793 | .454 | n.s. | n.s. |
| S. Sensitivity | 7.33 | 8.27 | 9.07 | 6.493 | .002 | MPX > P-TD*** | .048 |
| S. Avoidance | 7.33 | 7.81 | 8.90 | 5.913 | .003 | MPX > SPX*, P-TD*** | .044 |
Bold font indicates strongly significant (p < .01) differences in modalities between groups
AASP adolescent/adult sensory profile, LR low registration, S. sensation/sensory, P-TD parents of typically developing children, SPX parents of children with ASD from simplex families, MPX parents of children with ASD from multiplex families, n.s. non-significant
aEstimated marginal means with covariates evaluated at the following: presence of mental disorder = .3424 and gender = 1.14
* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p ≤ .005