Table 1.
Demographics; number (n) and mean ± SD.
| TD | ASD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 49 | n = 49 | |||
| GENDER | ||||
| Male | 31 | 36 | ||
| Female | 18 | 13 | ||
| ASD SUBGROUP | ||||
| Infantile autism | 13 | |||
| Asperger disorder | 18 | |||
| PDD NOS | 18 | |||
| AGE–YEARS | ||||
| All | 49 | 15.6 ± 1.8 | 49 | 15.6 ± 2.4 |
| <16 years | 27 | 14.3 ± 1.0 | 26 | 13.7 ± 1.3 |
| ≥16 years | 22 | 17.3 ± 1.1 | 23 | 17.8 ± 1.3 |
| IQ | 49 | |||
| Full scale IQ | 36 | 91.9 ± 17.7 | ||
| Verbal IQ | 47 | 87.6 ± 19.0 | ||
| Nonverbal IQ | 48 | 98.1 ± 19.3 | ||
| SCQ | 47 | 1.9 ± 2.3 | 49 | 18.7 ± 6.7 |
| Infantile autism | 13 | 19.7 ± 6.0 | ||
| Asperger disorder | 18 | 17.7 ± 6.9 | ||
| PDD NOS | 18 | 19.0 ± 7.1 | ||
| BRIEF | ||||
| GEC All | 36 | 42.0 ± 6.0 | 37 | 67.6 ± 10.2 |
| <16 years | 23 | 41.9 ± 6.4 | 22 | 64.8 ± 8.9 |
| ≥16 years | 13 | 42.2 ± 5.4 | 15 | 71.6 ± 10.8 |
SCQ, Social Communication Questionnaire; BRIEF, Brief Rating Inventory of Executive Function; GEC, Global Executive Composite score; PDD NOS, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.