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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Autism Dev Disord. 2017 Jun;47(6):1890–1895. doi: 10.1007/s10803-017-3079-3

Table 1.

Mean scores and functioning level for executive functioning measures

Measure Mean (SD) Level Related to Normative Sample
NEPSY-II (Performance-Based)
 Animal Sorting (metacognitive) (n = 20) 6.35 (2.3) Below Average
 Inhibition (behavior regulation) (n = 23) 6.74 (3.5) Below Average
 Inhibition-Switching (behavior regulation) (n = 19) 7.21 (3.1) Below Average
DAS-II (Performance-Based) (n = 22)
 Working Memory (metacognitive) 90.27 (16.1) Average
BRIEF (Teacher Ratings) (n = 21)
 Inhibit (behavior regulation) 60.57 (13.7) Within Normal Limits
 Shift (behavior regulation) 66.24 (14.0) Elevated
 Emotional Control (behavior regulation) 64.43 (16.6) Within Normal Limits
 Initiation (metacognitive) 65.14 (11.0) Elevated
 Working Memory (metacognitive) 66.95 (11.5) Elevated
 Planning and Organization (metacognitive) 63.10 (10.4) Within Normal Limits
 Organization of Materials (metacognitive) 61.81 (13.0) Within Normal Limits
 Monitor (metacognitive) 64.57 (12.8) (Mildly) Elevated