Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the ASD and TD children (n = 58).

Measures	ASD (n = 21)	TD (n = 37)	p-values	95% CI
	(Mean, SD)	(Mean, SD)		Lower	Upper
Age (months)	39.9 (11.5)	45.5 (10.7)	0.06	−11.7	0.350
Performace DQa	92.38 (16.8)	136.1 (22.7)	<0.01	−55.1	−32.2
Handedness (Edinburgh)	0.32 (0.71)	0.60 (0.69)	0.16	−0.65	0.11
Male:Female	18:3	18:19	<0.01	—	—

ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorders; TD = Typically Developing children; CI = Confidence Interval of the Difference.

^aGriffiths Mental Development Scales: Mean = 100, SD = 15.